The View from Alameda Island

Posted on 14 January 2018 by Robyn Carr

1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr delivers a poignant and powerful story about how one woman s best intentions lead to the worst of situations and how the power of love helps her to heal and ultimately triumph.From the outside looking in, Lauren Delaney has a life to envy a successful career, a solid marriage to a prominent surgeon and two beautiful daughters who are off to good colleges But on her twenty fourth wedding anniversary Lauren makes a decision that will change everything.Lauren won t pretend things are perfect any She defies the controlling husband who has privately mistreated her throughout their marriage and files for divorce And as she starts her new life, she meets a kindred spirit a man who is also struggling with the decision to end his unhappy marriage.But Lauren s husband wants his perfect life back and his actions are shocking Facing an uncertain future, Lauren discovers an inner strength she didn t know she had as she fights for the love and happiness she deserves. New Download eBook The View from Alameda Island author Robyn Carr – kino-fada.fr EXCERPT She walked purposefully to her car and she even looked around He was in the garden shed on the other side of the gardens She could hear him putting things away He wasn t looking to see what she was driving or what her license plate was He was a perfectly nice, friendly guy who probably picked up lonely women on a regular basis Then murdered them and chopped them into little pieces and used them for fertilizer She sighed Sometimes she felt so ridiculous ABOUT THIS BOOK From the EXCERPT She walked purposefully to her car and she even looked around He was in the garden shed on the other side of the gardens She could hear him putting things away He wasn t looking to see what she wa...Lauren Delaney has endured a highly unsatisfactory marriage for 24 years to a man who s controlling and mean Brad s a successful surgeon whose done nothing but demean and belittle her their entire marriage She declares to herself that there will not be a 25th year in this relationship now that her two daughters have finished college She now has to figure out how to make this ...I LOVE Robyn Carr s writing, so I ve been looking forward to The View From Alameda Island, it was amazing and crazy I think this has been the craziest exes I ve read from Ms Carr, but the relationship between Lauren and Beau was steady and calming throughout any drama that came at them Their romance was slow and steady, felt real, but also had heat and chemistry I loved it Let me just tell you I wanted to strangle both of their exes Their pictures would be up by the words narcissistic , I LOVE Robyn Carr s writing, so I ve been looking forward to The View From Alameda Island, it was amazing and crazy I think this has been the craziest exes I ve read from Ms Carr, but the relationship between Lauren and Beau was steady and calming throughout any drama that came at them Their romance was slow and steady, felt real, but also had heat and chemistry I loved it Let me just tell you I wanted to strangle both of their exes Their pictures would be up by the words narcissistic , megalomaniac , and delusional in the dictionary Wow I honestly can t believe they both put up with so much, but I can somewhat understand because there were kids involved Each wanted to wait until their kids were out and mostly settled on their own path Beau get specia...The View from Alameda IslandRobyn CarrTHE VIEW FROM ALAMEDA ISLAND is the story of Lauren Delaney and her seemingly perfect life Perfect until it wasn t She has two beautiful daughters and is married to a very successful surgeon On her twenty fourth wedding anniversary she makes a decision that will change her life forever.she walks away While visiting a local garden she meets a man, Beau, and they begin talking He seems to be a kindered spirit but Lauren tries to keep her distance The View from Alameda IslandRobyn CarrTHE VIEW FROM ALAMEDA ISLAND is the story of Lauren Delaney and her seemingly perfect life Perfect until it wasn t She has two beautiful daughters and is married to a very successful surgeon On her twenty fourth wedding anniversary she makes a decision that will change her life forever.she walks away While visiting a local garden she meets a man, Beau, and they begin talking He seems to be a kindered spirit but Lauren tries to keep her distance even though she is very attracted to him He is going through a divorce as well and they decide to become friends only Beau is the step dad to his soon to be exes sons, but he isof their parent than their crazy mother ever was THE VIEW FROM ALAMEDA ISLAND shows that both of these kind loving people have to deal with total craziness from their soon to be exes Lauren s husband, Brad totally loses his mind and comes after Lauren and is determined to make her life a living hell Get ready readers, the tw...free review copy Meh I desperately wanted to like this book, even just because of the cover But alas, NO The nicest thing I can say about it is that I think I ve simply outgrown this insipid and overly explained exhaustively described type of roman...I think I ve finally nailed what I love so much about Robyn Carr s books beyond her skillful writing she doesn t focus entirely on two main characters She writes about family, about other lives and loves that connect and impact the actual leads in the story, but those other loves, the other men and women who populate her books, are as fully drawn and well developed as the primary leads.THE VIEW FROM ALAMEDA ISLAND is a perfect example Lauren Delaney is a woman on the edge of a new life when I think I ve finally nailed what I love so much about Robyn Carr s books beyond her skillful writing she doesn t focus entirely on two main characters She writes about family, about other lives and loves that connect and impact the actual leads in the story, but those other loves, the other men and women who populate her books, are as fully drawn and well developed as the primary leads.THE VIEW FROM ALAMEDA ISLAND is a perfect example Lauren Delaney is a woman on the edge of a new life when she carefully plans and executes leaving her husband and the perfect marriage everyone thinks she s been living for the past twenty four years.As difficult as the first steps are, the freedom from life with a controlling and often cruel man are steps she won t back away from As she files for divorce and begins to build her new life, Lauren meets Beau Magellan, a man going thro...4.5 5I just love Carr s style, something about it almost soothes me even if she s writing about some heavy stuff I think it s because she strikes the perfect balance between dark and light, and also due to the fact that her characterization is always on point and she has me invested in the people in her books before I ve finished the first chapter Whatever it may be, she s damn good and I always know when I start one of her books that I m about to begin an emotional journey alongside some 4.5 5I just love Carr s style, something about it almost soothes me even if she s writing about some heavy stuff I think it s because she strikes the perfect balance between dark and light, and also due to the fact that her characterization is always on point and she has me invested in the people in her books before I ve finished the first chapter Whatever it may be, she s damn good and I always know when I start one of her books that I m about to begin an emotional journey alongside some memorable characters.Lauren is just the type of character I ve come to expect from a RC novel, she s extremely likable and it was very easy for me to sympathize with her almost instantly Right at the beginning of the book she s preparing to leave her abusive husband after over twenty years of marriage and you just can t help but feel for the poor woman Initially I thought this would only be about her personal journey in starting over and while it d... The View From Alameda Island is great women s romantic fiction from bestselling author, Robyn Carr This is a tale of love, loss and second chances Lauren Delaney, wife and mother of two daughters is done with her marriage She s so done that she consults a divorce attorney on her twenty fourth wedding anniversary Her husband, Brad, is verbally, emotionally and physically abusive, and he s a cheater She stayed with him for the sake of her daughters but they re grown now and Lauren is ready to The View From Alameda Island is great women s romantic fiction from bestselling author, Robyn Carr This is a tale of love, loss and second chances Lauren Delaney, wife and mother of two daughters is done with her marriage She s so done that she consults a divorce attorney on her twenty fourth wedding anniversary Her husband, Brad, is verbally, emotionally and physically abusive, and he s a cheater She stayed with him for the sake of her daughters but they re grown now and Lauren is ready to finally live for herself Beau Magellan is separated from his wife, Pamela, who is also a cheater Beau has given her multiple chances to repair their marriage and isn t willing to give her another one His stepsons, who he raised as his own, are grown He can finally live for himself Lauren and Beau meet in a church garden that she visits to meditate a...This book was a failure for me on almost every level.The first part was rather boring Lauren has been an emotionally abused wife who stayed in a marriage for years for the sake f her daughters Her husband no only belittled, gaslighted and lightly physically abused her, but he used his daughters as blackmail to keep her in the marriage But as the youngest daughter finally finishes college and is ready to move across the country, Lauren decides she is finally ready to leave.Just when she makes This book was a failure for me on almost every level.The first part was rather boring Lauren has been an emotionally abused wife who stayed in a marriage f...I enjoyed this romance with older protagonists who became friends while dealing with divorce It wasn t really riveting but a solid story nonetheless.

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14 January 2018

Robyn Carr