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The Idle Point Stories
Series · 2 books · 2000-2005

Books in series

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#1

At Last

2000

From the moment they met as children, there was something special between Noah Chase and Gracie Taylor, something that grew and matured right along with them. Despite Gracie's troubled family—and Noah's cold, distant one—they managed to make each other laugh, and keep each other's dreams alive... But Noah's father already had plans for his golden boy's future—plans that did not include the likes of poor, ordinary Gracie Taylor. And when he succeeded in tearing them apart—on the night before their wedding—it seemed those childhood dreams and teenage passions had been crushed by more grown-up things, like sorrows and secrets and lies... Now, Gracie has returned to Idle Point, Maine—and so has Noah. Over the years, they've wondered if those dreams were just delusions, or if a love like theirs could ever happen again. Maybe they'll find out at last...
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#2

Someone Like You

2005

Two sisters, one unforgettable family legacy . . . They were the daughters of music legends, the unforgettable Mark and Mimi Doyle, whose love story had been played out in the pages of Rolling Stone complete with quotes from Dylan and Baez. Folk rock’s forever couple. Who would have guessed forever would end one cold winter morning when Mark walked out the door and never came back. Now it’s thirty years later and his baby daughters are grown women with complicated lives—and loves—of their own. Joely lives in Scotland, as far away from the drama of her childhood as she can get while Cat, the older of the two, runs a knitting studio and farm in their hometown of Idle Point, Maine. The only thing the two sisters have in common is their mother Mimi, a deeply troubled woman who is still listening for the sound of her husband’s key in the front door. But when Mimi has a serious accident, the Doyles find themselves back in the news and a very pregnant Cat is forced to call in a long-ago promise. It is time for Joely to come home and face the biggest challenge of her life: her family. What reviewers have to say: 4.5 \* - RT Top Pick “Bretton’s novels tug at the heartstrings.” —Jill M. Smith, Romantic Times “A multi-layered novel with well developed characters and complicated family relationships, SOMEONE LIKE YOU will keep readers captivated. Highly recommended.” —Marilyn Heyman, Romance Reviews Today \*Starred Review “Bretton, with her insightful observations, gets to the core of her characters in this novel about the many roles women play—wife, daughter, sister, mother, lover—whether by choice or by the force of circumstance. Commitment, avoidance, love, and guilt—Bretton, a master storyteller, superbly dramatizes a great range of emotions in this compelling tale.” —Shelley Mosley, Booklist

Author

Barbara Bretton
Barbara Bretton
Author · 54 books

Barbara Bretton is the USA Today bestselling, award-winning author of more than 40 books. She currently has over ten million copies in print around the world. Her works have been translated into twelve languages in over twenty countries. Barbara has been featured in articles in The New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Romantic Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Herald News, Home News, Somerset Gazette,among others, and has been interviewed by Independent Network News Television, appeared on the Susan Stamberg Show on NPR, and been featured in an interview with Charles Osgood of WCBS, among others. Her awards include both Reviewer's Choice and Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times; Gold and Silver certificates from Affaire de Coeur; the RWA Region 1 Golden Leaf; and several sales awards from Bookrak. Ms. Bretton was included in a recent edition of Contemporary Authors. Barbara loves to spend as much time as possible in Maine with her husband, walking the rocky beaches and dreaming up plots for upcoming books.

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