Dinner at The Beach House Hotel: A light beach read of two women facing challenges and beating all odds

Judith Keim

Dec 2016 · Wild Quail Publishing

About this ebook

The third in a four-book series of light-hearted beach reads about two divorcees who overcome odds to best their exes by converting a seaside mansion into a small boutique hotel on the Gulf Coast of Florida and all the problems that follow. 

Love and friendship sustain two women who continue to run their upscale, beachside hotel in Florida as life continues to bring unexpected challenges…

The Beach House Hotel, the seaside mansion Ann Rutherford and Rhonda DelMonte converted to an upscale, boutique hotel, continues to be a success. Not only is it the spot for breakfast and lunch, it’s become the “IN” place for dinner. The sudden, unexpected deaths of Ann’s ex and his wife, leave the care of their son, Robbie, to Ann’s daughter, Liz, while she is still in college. Ann and Vaughn decide to relieve Liz of this responsibility by adopting Robbie as Rhonda becomes both a mother and grandmother. Vaughn’s plane disappears on a fishing trip in Alaska at the same time they learn investors want to buy the hotel. Ann and Rhonda are faced with one of the biggest decisions of their lives. The hotel is their baby too—their pride and joy. But they know no matter what the future holds, their love and friendship for each other will endure.

A light, “beach read” with humor sprinkled in for readers’ enjoyment. Be sure to read the next books in the series! Christmas at The Beach House Hotel, Margaritas at The Beach House Hotel, and Dessert at The Beach House Hotel. Or read the earlier books – Breakfast at The Beach House Hotel and Lunch at the Beach House Hotel

And check out Judith Keim’s other series – The Hartwell Women, the Fat Fridays series, the Salty Key Inn series, the Chandler Hill Inn series, the Desert Sage Inn series, and the Seashell Cottage Books that readers are loving.

This is a women's fiction novel about family, women's friendships, and strong women facing challenges and succeeding.

Contemporary Women’s Fiction, Family Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance Comedy, Mothers and daughters, Divorced women, Surviving Divorce, survival after divorce, contemporary romance, beach read, single moms, finding new love, new beginnings, unlikely friendships, conquering fears after divorce, stories about hotels, women winning

Ratings and reviews

Read the three hotel books and they was not great. Had to read one a.c after the other. Great Reading

Another unbelievable story. Kleenex box was used a lot!! Vaughn & Ann have such a strong marriage. Amazing series!! Don't stop at Christmas!! Need more on all the newlyweds!! Vaughn & Ann's growing family. And Rhonda & Will's growing family!!!!

About the author

Judith Keim was born and raised in Elmira, New York, and now makes her home in Idaho with her husband and their two dachshunds, Winston and Wally, and other members of her family. 

Growing up, books were always present being read, ready to go back to the library, or about to be discovered. Information from the books was shared in general conversation, giving all of us in the family a wealth of knowledge and a lot of imagination. Perhaps that is why I was drawn to the idea of writing stories early on. I particularly love to write novels about women who face unexpected challenges and meet them with strength. 

A hybrid author who both has a publisher and who self-publishes, Ms. Keim writes heart-warming stories of strong women who face challenges and find love and happiness along the way. Her books are based, in part, on many of the places she's lived or visited and on the interesting people she's met, creating believable characters and realistic settings her many, loyal readers love. 

Readers of Susan Wiggs, Karen White, Danielle Steel, Nora Roberts, Kristin Hannah, Debbie Macomber and Susan Mallery will be drawn to her stories.