I bought this yesterday at Friends of Antioch Library used book sale room for a quarter.

c. 1998 -- 330 pages -- Paperback -- 1st in a sweeping new Quinn Brothers trilogy / #1 Chesapeake Bay Saga -- the lives and loves of 3 brothers on the windswept shores of the Chesapeake Bay -- 1 week on the USA Today top-10 Bestseller list (#10 on 1/4/98)

Back Cover: NY Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents the 1st novel in a stunning new trilogy of 3 young men bound by the love of the extraordinary couple who took them in and raised them as brothers. Now grown and living on their own, the Quinn brothers must return to the family home on the Maryland shore, to honor their father's last request ...

A champion boat racer, Cameron Quinn traveled the world spending his winnings on champagne and women. But when his dying father called him home to care for Seth, a troubled young boy not unlike Cameron once was, his life changed overnight ...

After years of independence, Cameron had to learn to live with his brothers again, while he struggled with cooking, cleaning, and caring for a difficult boy. Old rivalries and new resentments flared between Cameron and his brothers, but they tried to put aside their differences for Seth's sake. In the end, a social worker would decide Seth's fate, and as tough as she was beautiful, she had the power to bring the Quinns together -- or tear them apart...

I finished reading this today. This is so close to a 10 rating. I enjoyed it so much, I didn't want to put it down. I'm a softie when it come to kids being in trouble ... and there's so many touching moments surrounding Seth (and Cameron) ... it brought tears to my eyes numerous times. I can't wait to read the other books. It will be interesting to see what develops for Ethan and Philip. Of course, it's got to be Grace for Ethan :) ... but I don't have the slightly clue for Philip.

Used in 2009 Ultimate Challenge ~ May theme ~ The Sea

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

I'm mailing this book tomorrow (before postage cost goes up) to glory-to-glory in MS ... as a surprise RABCK off her wishlist.

The Post Office pointed out to me the mistake in your zip code on rabck.com. It should be 059 instead of 509. You might want to post a correction. I'm reading the other 3 books in this series, if you're interested in them as well. :) Happy Reading!!!

This book arrived in yesterday's mail. Thank you! I have the second the book and need the third. Thank you for pointing out my typo. I'll fix it shortly!

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I have completed this Nora Roberts set and am passing the books on to another bookcrosser rather than wild release. I like keeping sets together.

Received in the mail yesterday. Thanks for the RABCK!