Surrender Bay

by Denise Hunter

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Series: Nantucket (1)

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Once childhood friends, Samantha and Landon are now separated by distance and secrets. Will Samantha's return to Nantucket bring her the peace she longs for? Samantha Owens's estranged stepfather has died, leaving her his cottage in Nantucket-a place she fled years ago, never planning to return. As a single mom, Samantha can't afford to pass up a financial windfall like ocean-front property. So she travels home to fix up the house and sell it . . . never suspecting that Landon Reed still lives two doors down. As their long-dormant romance begins to bud again, Samantha must face a past that separated her from the God of her childhood. And she must tell Landon why she fled the island in the first place-a secret that could tear them apart. Is Landon's love really as unconditional as he claims? And will Samantha finally realize that the God she found all those years ago never abandoned her?… (more)

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WBCLIB | Jul 18, 2023 |

Samantha's guilt and fear has kept her separated from those she truly loves. When she comes home and realizes how much she still loves her childhood friend, Landon, it is a tug of war between trust and keeping herself emotionally safe. I'd like to meet the man that could wait patiently through all her emotional storms! (

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tjsjohanna | Mar 28, 2019 |

Beautiful allegory of how God pursues us as our Bridegroom even when we betray Him over and over again. (

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MeezCarrie | Aug 31, 2015 |

If you are looking for a good romance novel with a strong faith message, look no farther than Surrender Bay by Denise Hunter. Set on Nantucket Island, it is also a great book for your summer getaway, even if it is just the backyard or porch. Samantha Owens returns to her childhood home with her eleven year old daughter to clean out her step-father’s house. The proceeds from the sale of the cottage will allow Samantha to pay off bills and giver her daughter all she needs to have a good life. But the memories of abandonment and bad choices become all too real as Samantha struggles to keep her heart untouched and her goals in place.

I found myself thinking about the story of Hosea and Gomer while turning the pages of Surrender Bay. While the situations are different, this is a story of unconditional love — a gift we just have to accept, not work to deserve. And while God is not mentioned by the characters, His fingerprints are all over the story. I think this would be a great book for those who don’t know or understand the love God has for us. It is a great book to open that discussion. My book club will be discussing Surrender Bay on Friday evening, and I anticipate some wonderful conversations concerning the story line, the characters and God’s nature. If you have read Surrender Bay, please leave me a comment I can share with my group. And if you have not read it, click HERE to see how you can win a copy of the book.

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vintagebeckie | Jul 26, 2012 |

The story was in itself a good one. I got sick of her over and over anxieties over the same thing of not trusting the people around her. She seemed like such a head case. (

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Godsgirl | Feb 16, 2010 |

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Goosen, Joanne	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Surrender Bay

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Surrender Bay

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2007-11

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Samantha Owens

Landon Reed

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Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

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The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save, He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17

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"Why'd you wait so long to turn on the flashlight last night?" Landon asked.

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Once childhood friends, Samantha and Landon are now separated by distance and secrets. Will Samantha's return to Nantucket bring her the peace she longs for? Samantha Owens's estranged stepfather has died, leaving her his cottage in Nantucket-a place she fled years ago, never planning to return. As a single mom, Samantha can't afford to pass up a financial windfall like ocean-front property. So she travels home to fix up the house and sell it . . . never suspecting that Landon Reed still lives two doors down. As their long-dormant romance begins to bud again, Samantha must face a past that separated her from the God of her childhood. And she must tell Landon why she fled the island in the first place-a secret that could tear them apart. Is Landon's love really as unconditional as he claims? And will Samantha finally realize that the God she found all those years ago never abandoned her?

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Onvoorwaardelijke liefde, sterker dan geheimen. Samantha Owen was niet van plan ooit terug te keren naar het eiland Nantucket. Maar wanneer haar stiefvader overlijdt en haar een huisje nalaat, gaat ze toch. Als alleenstaande moeder kan ze het geld namelijk goed gebruiken.Romantiek aan de kust " de geur van zout en rozen

Samantha reist naar Nantucket om het huisje op te knappen voor de verkoop. Wat ze niet kan vermoeden, is dat haar jeugdliefde nog steeds twee deuren verderop woont. Landon Reed haalt alle gevoelens van vroeger weer bij haar naar boven. Terwijl hun romance steeds verder opbloeit, wordt het voor Samantha moeilijker en moeilijker om de reden van haar toenmalige vertrek van het eiland voor Landon voor zichzelf te houden. Is hun liefde sterk genoeg om de geheimen, die Samantha al die jaren heeft verborgen, te overleven?

Denise Hunter woont met haar man en drie zonen in het Amerikaanse Indiana. Schrijven is haar lust en haar leven. In haar boeken beschrijft ze vaak de romantische omgeving Nantucket. Eerder verschenen drie vervolgdelen over de zussen Landin: "Hannas bestemming", "Natalies nieuwe begin" en "Paulas geheim".

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