Rising Tides: The Chesapeake Bay Saga #2 (The Quinn Brothers Trilogy)

SUMMARY: "New York Times" bestselling author Nora Roberts presents the second novel in the dramatic trilogy of three men who return home to honor their father's last wish--to care for Seth, a troubled boy in need of a family. Coming home has taught the brothers more than they ever dreamed about the meaning of family and responsibility. Now it is time to learn the meaning of acceptance and love... Of the three brothers, it was Ethan who shared his father's passion for the Maryland shore. And now with his father gone, Ethan is determined to make the family boatbuilding business a success. But amidst his acheivements lie the most important challenges of his life... There is young Seth, who needs him more than ever. And a woman he has always loved but never believed could have. But beneath Ethans's seemingly still waters is a dark and painful past. He must learn to see around the shadows to accept who he is. Because through Ethan's past lies the future--and his one chance at happiness... Fiction,General,Brothers,Romance,Contemporary,Sagas,Fiction - Romance,Romance: Modern,Romance - Contemporary,Domestic fiction,Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.),Boatbuilding,Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.),Maryland,Boatbuilding x Fiction,Bays,Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.),Quinn family (Fictitious characters)

Nora Roberts presents the second novel in a dramatic trilogy of three men who return home to honor their father's last wish. Of the three brothers, it was Ethan who shared his father's passion for the Maryland shore. And now with his father gone, Ethan is determined to make the family boatbuilding business a success. But amidst his achievements lie the most important challenges of his life.

Publishers Weekly

Roberts continues to celebrate the healing power of love and family in the second volume of her Quinn trilogy (one for each of the strapping young Quinn lads). The three brothers, abused boys who were adopted by Ray and Stella Quinn, have moved into the family's comfortable home on the eastern shore of Maryland to protect their newest brother, 12-year-old Seth, who was taken in by their father before his death in an automobile accident. Ethan's brothers -- Cam the roguish racer and Phillip the debonair executive -- have been around the world, while Ethan has stayed home working as a waterman in the Chesapeake. He is patient and kind, and has had his eyes on Grace Monroe, the Quinn housekeeper, since high school. With some help from Anna, Cam's new wife (see Sea Swept), Grace finally seduces Ethan, who has always been afraid that his rough passion would hurt his lover. It's up to the other Quinns to see that Ethan and Grace get together and to provide the laughter, love and understanding (not to mention the cooked crab, fried chicken and pasta salad) that will sustain all of them.

Roberts stops just short of cloying to create a heating pad of good feeling with lots of her signature clean-yet-dirty sex.

The second novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts' stunning Chesapeake Bay Saga, where the Quinn brothers must return to their family home on the Maryland shore, to honor their father's last request...Ethan Quinn is a waterman. He wasn’t born to the tradition but has embraced it. He’s a quiet man whose heart runs as deep as the waters he loves. And now, with his father gone, Ethan is determined to make the family boatbuilding business a success. But amidst his achievements lie the most important challenges of his life... There’s a young boy who needs him, and a woman and child he loves but never believed he could have. To shape his life around them, Ethan must face his own dark past—and accept not only who he is but what he hopes to become.Don't miss the other books in the Chesapeake Bay SagaSea SweptInner HarborChesapeake Blue Ethan Quinn shares his late father's passion for the ocean, and he's determined to make the family boat-building business a success. But as well as looking out for his young brother Seth, the strong but guarded Quinn is also battling some difficult home truths. Grace Monroe, the woman Ethan has always loves but never believed he could have, is learning that appearances can be deceptive. For beneath Ethan's still, dark waters lies a shocking past. With Grace's help, can he overcome the shadows that haunt him and finally accept who he is? Kurzbeschreibung Teil 2 der Quinn-Saga: Gezeiten der Liebe (Rising Tides) - Nora Roberts Die Liebe kann alles heilen, selbst die Schmerzen der Vergangenheit. Das Leben des schweigsamen Naturmenschen Ethan Quinn verläuft in geregelten Bahnen - doch seine unerfüllte Liebe zu Grace Monroe lässt ihn nicht zur Ruhe kommen ... Chesapeake Bay and its channels are filled with men who make their living off the water. They face hardships, storms, short seasons day after day, year after year, they search for the Blue Crab the area is famous for. A young boy needs a waterman, Nathan Quinn to help him Ethan Quinn is determined to make the family boatbuilding business a success. But amidst his achievements lie the most important challenges of his life. There is young Seth, who needs him more than ever. And a woman he has always loved but never believed he could have In response to his father's last wish, Ethan Quinn returns to the Maryland shore to care for Seth, a troubled boy in need of a family. Carrying on the family boatbuilding business, Ethan also finds the opportunity to reexamine his past