{"product_id":"luckys-beach-a-novel","title":"Lucky's Beach: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e bestselling author\u003cp\u003eShelley Noble takes her readers on another beach adventure where a young woman discovers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe power of family and forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool teacher Julie Barlow and her two best friends, Beth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Aggie, are looking forward to an adults only beach vacation. Julie also\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplans to use the time to figure out why her perfectly planned life has gone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eterribly amiss. They’ve barely hit the road when a frantic call from Julie’s\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emother hijacks their best laid plans. Uncle Tony “Lucky” Costa is missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlways entertaining, often irresponsible, never reliable, Uncle Lucky was a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efavorite with her friends.  For Julie,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor whom he’d been a sometimes surrogate father, not so much.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer mother wants them to take a “teeny” detour to look for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe irascible retired surfer. Julie makes excuses. After all, she was the one\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho decided she never wanted to see Lucky again. Overruled in this as she is in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emuch of her life, Julie and her friends detour to   Lucky’s latest scheme, Lucky’s Beach Bar and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrill.  They find it tucked away in a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003equaint coastal town on the Delaware coast. With a crescent beach of white sand,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elarge waves, plenty of tanned young men, a lively night life, it’s a perfect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeach getaway. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeth and Aggie see good times ahead, Julie is determined to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eget through it as quickly as possible. But that will change as she gets to know\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucky’s friends and confidantes. The taciturn bartender, the loyal housekeeper,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe local fortune teller, the whole town shares a determination to protect him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut from what? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon Julie and her friends are swept up in an effort to save\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe town's—and Lucky’s— most closely guarded secret. And Julie begins to see\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eher uncle in a new light. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie Barlow has a few things to learn about life—and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elove—and sacrifice. Her lesson begins this summer at Lucky’s Beach.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shelley Noble","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":53138162942243,"sku":"9780062953537","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780062953537.jpg?v=1741109571","url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/products\/luckys-beach-a-novel","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}