Return to Willow Lake - Abridged
The Lakeshore Chronicles Series: Book #9
- By: Susan Wiggs
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
- Length:
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Sonnet Romano’s life is almost perfect. She has the ideal career, the ideal boyfriend, and has just been offered a prestigious fellowship. There’s nothing more a woman wants — except maybe a baby...brother? When Sonnet finds out her mother is unexpectedly expecting, and that the pregnancy is high risk, she puts everything on hold — the job, the fellowship, the boyfriend — and heads home to Avalon. Once her mom is out of danger, Sonnet intends to pick up her life where she left off. But when her mother receives a devastating diagnosis, Sonnet must decide what really matters in life, even if that means staying in Avalon and taking a job that forces her to work alongside her biggest, and maybe her sweetest, mistake — award-winning filmmaker Zach Alger. So Sonnet embarks on a summer of laughter and tears, of old dreams and new possibilities, and of finding the home of her heart. At once heartbreaking and uplifting, Return to Willow Lake plumbs the deepest corners of the human heart, exploring the bonds of family, the perils and rewards of love, and the true meaning of home. Profoundly emotional and resonant, this is Susan Wiggs at her finest.
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The Lakeshore Chronicles Series Series

Summer at Willow Lake
By: Susan Wiggs
Length: 12 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs explores the many facets of love and friendship in Summer at Willow Lake, where family ties clash with family secrets during long, hazy days and hot, languid nights…
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The Winter Lodge
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Length: 12 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
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Dockside
By: Susan Wiggs
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
Length: 10 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
With her daughter grown and flown, Nina Romano is ready to embark on a new adventure. She’s waited a long time for dating, travel and chasing dreams. But just as she’s beginning to enjoy being on her own, she finds herself falling for Greg Bellamy, owner of the charming Inn at Willow Lake and a single father with two kids of his own. Greg lost... Read more »
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Snowfall at Willow Lake
By: Susan Wiggs
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
Length: 11 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
International lawyer Sophie Bellamy has dedicated her life to helping people in war-torn countries. But when she survives a hostage situation, she remembers what matters most - the children she loves back home. Haunted by regrets, she returns to the idyllic Catskills village of Avalon on the shores of Willow Lake, determined to repair the bonds... Read more »
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Fireside
By: Susan Wiggs
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
Length: 11 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
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Lakeshore Christmas
By: Susan Wiggs
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
Length: 9 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
The prim librarian is finally getting her chance to direct Avalon’s annual holiday pageant, and she’s determined to make it truly spectacular. But it might just require one of those Christmas miracles she’s always read about.
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The Summer Hideaway
By: Susan Wiggs
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
Length: 11 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
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Marrying Daisy Bellamy - Abridged
By: Susan Wiggs
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
Length: 5 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: Yes
#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs returns to Willow Lake for the long-awaited story of a woman at the crossroads of love.…
Daisy Bellamy has struggled for years to choose between two men—one honorable and steady, one wild and untethered. And then, one fateful day, the decision is made for her.
Now busy with a thriving business on... Read more »
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Marrying Daisy Bellamy
By: Susan Wiggs
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
Length: 11 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs returns to Willow Lake for the long-awaited story of a woman at the crossroads of love.…
Daisy Bellamy has struggled for years to choose between two men—one honorable and steady, one wild and untethered. And then, one fateful day, the decision is made for her.
Now busy with a thriving business on... Read more »
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Return to Willow Lake - Abridged
By: Susan Wiggs
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
Length:
Abridged: Yes
Sonnet Romano’s life is almost perfect. She has the ideal career, the ideal boyfriend, and has just been offered a prestigious fellowship. There’s nothing more a woman wants — except maybe a baby...brother? When Sonnet finds out her mother is unexpectedly expecting, and that the pregnancy is high risk, she puts everything on hold — the job, the... Read more »
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Return to Willow Lake
By: Susan Wiggs
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
Length: 8 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
Sonnet Romano’s life is almost perfect. She has the ideal career, the ideal boyfriend, and has just been offered a prestigious fellowship. There’s nothing more a woman wants—except maybe a baby…brother?
When Sonnet finds out her mother is unexpectedly expecting, and that the pregnancy is high risk, she puts everything on hold—the job, the... Read more »
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Candlelight Christmas
By: Susan Wiggs
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
Length: 6 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs invites you to an unforgettable Christmas in the Catskills
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Starlight on Willow Lake
By: Susan Wiggs
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
Length: 12 hours
Abridged: No
#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs sweeps readers away to a sun-drenched summer on the shores of Willow Lake in a stunning tale of the delicate ties that bind a family together…and the secrets that tear them apart
When caregiver Faith McCallum arrives at the enchanted lakeside estate of Avalon's renowned Bellamy family, she's intent... Read more »
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Starlight on Willow Lake - Abridged
By: Susan Wiggs
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
Length: 5 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: Yes
#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs sweeps readers away to a sun-drenched summer on the shores of Willow Lake in a stunning tale of the delicate ties that bind a family together…and the secrets that tear them apart
When caregiver Faith McCallum arrives at the enchanted lakeside estate of Avalon's renowned Bellamy family, she's intent... Read more »
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