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    The Seaside Cafe
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    Book Club (Alers) Series

    Written by Rochelle Alers

    Narrated by Shari Peele

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    About this series

    Set on breathtaking Coates Island, off the coast of North Carolina, bestselling author Rochelle Alers’
    new series debut brings together three book-loving women whose summer will offer a chance to rewrite
    their own stories …

    For three decades, the Seaside Café has served delicious meals to locals and island tourists alike. Kayana
    Johnson has moved home to help her brother run the café—and to nurse her wounds following a deep betrayal.
    Between cooking favorite recipes—creole chicken with buttermilk waffles, her grandmother’s famous mac and
    cheese—and spending time reading, Kayana is trying to embrace a life free of entanglements, while staying open
    to new connections …

    After striking up conversation with two customers, Kayana suggests a summer book club. Each week, they’ll
    meet on the patio to talk about their favorite novels. But there are plot twists awaiting them in real life too. For
    schoolteacher Leah, this two-month sojourn is the first taste of freedom she’s had in her unhappy marriage.
    Cherie, filled with regret about her long-term affair with a married politician, discovers a powerful new passion.
    And Kayana finds a kindred spirit in a reclusive visitor who’s ready to make his true identity known, and fill this
    summer with new possibilities …
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJan 1, 1981
    The Seaside Cafe

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      The Seaside Cafe
      The Seaside Cafe

      The Seaside Cafe

      Rochelle Alers
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      Set on breathtaking Coates Island, off the coast of North Carolina, bestselling author Rochelle Alers’ new series debut brings together three book-loving women whose summer will offer a chance to rewrite their own stories … For three decades, the Seaside Café has served delicious meals to locals and island tourists alike. Kayana Johnson has moved home to help her brother run the café—and to nurse her wounds following a deep betrayal. Between cooking favorite recipes—creole chicken with buttermilk waffles, her grandmother’s famous mac and cheese—and spending time reading, Kayana is trying to embrace a life free of entanglements, while staying open to new connections … After striking up conversation with two customers, Kayana suggests a summer book club. Each week, they’ll meet on the patio to talk about their favorite novels. But there are plot twists awaiting them in real life too. For schoolteacher Leah, this two-month sojourn is the first taste of freedom she’s had in her unhappy marriage. Cherie, filled with regret about her long-term affair with a married politician, discovers a powerful new passion. And Kayana finds a kindred spirit in a reclusive visitor who’s ready to make his true identity known, and fill this summer with new possibilities …

      Set on breathtaking Coates Island, off the coast of North Carolina, bestselling author Rochelle Alers’ new series debut brings together three book-loving women whose summer will offer a chance to rewrite their own stories … For three decades, the Seaside Café has served delicious meals to locals and island tourists alike. Kayana Johnson has moved home to help her brother run the café—and to nurse her wounds following a deep betrayal. Between cooking favorite recipes—creole chicken with buttermilk waffles, her grandmother’s famous mac and cheese—and spending time reading, Kayana is trying to embrace a life free of entanglements, while staying open to new connections … After striking up conversation with two customers, Kayana suggests a summer book club. Each week, they’ll meet on the patio to talk about their favorite novels. But there are plot twists awaiting them in real life too. For schoolteacher Leah, this two-month sojourn is the first taste of freedom she’s had in her unhappy marriage. Cherie, filled with regret about her long-term affair with a married politician, discovers a powerful new passion. And Kayana finds a kindred spirit in a reclusive visitor who’s ready to make his true identity known, and fill this summer with new possibilities …

    Author

    Rochelle Alers

    Hailed by readers and booksellers alike as one of today's most popular African-American authors of women's fiction, Ms. Alers is a regular on bestsellers list, and has been a recipient of numerous awards, including the Vivian Stephens Award for Excellence in Romance Writing and a Zora Neale Hurston Literary Award.  Visit her Web site www.rochellealers.com  

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