Newport harbor house : The newport beach series, #1

A heart-warming beach read about the bonds of friends and family--and who is really there for you when you need them. Jen Watson has only eight weeks to save the family beach house--or watch all her plans go up in smoke. She's been dreaming about what her fifties would look like for decades, and the sand between her toes, wine on the deck listening to the crashing waves at the family beach house in Newport definitely figure into the picture. Her lifelong best friends can't wait to join her--and are equally shocked when Jen gets the devastating news that the family plans to sell. A summer project of fixing up the house wasn't what they had in mind. Peeling paint is one thing, but the house is old and needs a little more than just a patch here and there, but Jen and her friends put their heads together to come up with a plan. Jen's friends have their own things to worry about. Faith knows her way around a classroom blindfolded, and is looking forward to helping a new intern learn the ropes in summer school. Carrie has her own clinic and full-time responsibilities, but when her socialite mother taps her for help with the big summer fundraiser, she can't say no. But there'll be no more summers at the beach if Jen's family has their way, and all three of them--and an unexpected friend from the past--are ready with hammers, nails and paintbrushes to do what's needed to keep the house in the family, and create even more memories, no matter what it takes.Come visit Newport and see how Jen's beach house unexpectedly changes the lives of her friends and family. It's the first book in a new series that will follow the group of lifelong friends and their families as they explore Newport, where the bonds of family and friends run deep **Now a USA Today Bestseller!** The last twenty-five years have been all about her kids. But this summer is all about Jen. Now that her boys are grown and on their own, widow Jen Watson is looking forward to having a whole summer at the family beach house all to herself—and her two lifelong best friends. After all the summers at her beloved grandmother's house with her boys—teaching them to swim, building sandcastles and having frozen bananas at the Fun Zone—it's finally her turn to make new memories of her own. After all these years, it's no secret that the house her grandmother left to Jen, her father and brother needs more than a little TLC. Jen and her lifelong best friends are up for the job—there'll be plenty of time for it between long walks on the beach, watching spectacular sunsets during happy hours on the deck and wiggling their toes in the sand. When her family balks at spending any money on the house and finds out what the property is really worth, all their plans change. But Jen and her friends are willing to do just about anything to protect Nana's memories—and create even more, no matter what it takes. Cozy up for this heart-warming series, where the bonds of friends and family run deep. Read the series: Newport Harbor House Newport Beginnings Newport Sunrise Newport New Moon NOTE: Newport Harbor House was previously published under my pen name, Cindy Caldwell. **Now a USA Today Bestseller!** The last twenty-five years have been all about her kids. But this summer is all about Jen. Now that her boys are grown and on their own, widow Jen Watson is looking forward to having a whole summer at the family beach house all to herself. After all the summers at her beloved grandmother's house with her boys#8212;teaching them to swim, building sandcastles and having frozen bananas at the Fun Zone#8212;it's finally her turn to make new memories of her own. After all these years, it's no secret that the house her grandmother left to Jen, her father and brother needs more than a little TLC. Jen and her lifelong best friends are up for the job#8212;there'll be plenty of time for it between long walks on the beach, watching spectacular sunsets during happy hours on the deck and wiggling their toes in the sand. When her family balks at spending any money on the house and finds out what the property is really worth, all their plans change. But Jen and her friends are willing to do just about anything to protect Nana's memories#8212;and create even more, no matter what it takes. Cozy up for this heart-warming series, where the bonds of friends and family run deep. NOTE: Newport Harbor House was previously published under my pen name, Cindy Nichols