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Escape to Osprey Cove: Book 1 of The Osprey Cove Lodge Series Kindle Edition

by Luisa Marietta Gold (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 2,820 ratings
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An unusual find in the secret compartment of Doug’s new Corvette will change lives forever. Doug and Catherine come from two different worlds. Catherine’s is one of privilege and wealth, whereas Doug grew up poor and envious of others who had more. Their worlds collide when Catherine, VP of a prominent New York City marketing firm, hires Doug. Follow the twists and turns of this spellbinding tale of love, wealth, and mystery from the Rideau lakes of Canada to the shores of the Caribbean. The series is written in a continuing fashion; please be sure to read the books in the order written.
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  1. Book 1 of 22
    The Osprey Cove Lodge
  2. Print length
    248 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  5. Publication date
    Sept. 11 2016
  6. Reading age
    14 - 18 years
  7. File size
    1880 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01LYSDFXY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Luisa Marietta Gold; 1st edition (Sept. 11 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1880 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 2,820 ratings

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Luisa Marietta Gold

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Luisa Marietta Gold spent much of her adult life in Pennsylvania working for a large corporation. After her daughter was born, she relocated to North Carolina and began working as a Realtor while operating a recreational business with her husband. Her current home is near a lake reminiscent of the Rideau Lakes, which provided the setting for The Osprey Cove Lodge Series. The series was born from her love of that region of Canada, the outdoors, and lake life. Many years were spent enjoying the Rideau, staying in lodges, and for a time, her own cottage. Among her interests are swimming, painting, cooking, baking, and of course, writing and storytelling. But it’s the simple things of life that bring the most enjoyment, like the beauty of the trees outside the window of her writing room as they change with the seasons, watching the sunrise and sunset, and being entertained by her kitties as they interact and play. Many of these interests and life experiences are woven into the pages of her books.

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J G L
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in Canada on November 5, 2020
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I found it hard to it down as it was an easy read yet kept your attention. Have already downloaded book #2
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Roland Andrew Jordan
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in Canada on August 25, 2021
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Almost could predict the outcome from early on in the story, but to confirm you need to thread the follow up book, for sure, but good book
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Sharon E. Leighton
3.0 out of 5 stars Not a Mystery Story
Reviewed in Canada on March 27, 2020
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Pros: This author knows how to create a setting and milk it. If you just want to imagine yourself in a lovely period inn on a lake, this book will help you do it. Secondly, the author has created distinctive and interesting characters; the protagonist is especially sympathetic and easy for the reader to identify with. Her use of the language is sufficiently good that I read the whole book, in spite of the many cons.

Con #1: I read the whole book and am still not sure there is an actual plot. What little plot existed was for a romance, not a mystery. There was a hint that there might be a mystery, but the biggest mystery is which book it will show up in. It wasn't this one.

Con #2: The author needs to learn "show, don't tell". She could easily have cut the first three chapters and included the background information given there in later chapters, in the form of dialogue or flashbacks.

Con #3: The author needs to rewrite the book with a focus on dialogue. Towards the end of the book, when she was getting used to the characters, there were some individual differences between speakers, but for the majority of the book, you could never have told who was talking without her telling you. They all sounded like Catherine, the protagonist. Another odd thing about the dialogue was her fairly frequent use of "the ensuing conversation went something like this". This is a novel. Surely it is the writer's job to decide how the conversation went and then share that conversation with the reader.

Con #4: There was no real ending. I looked at what is coming, in the hope of finding out if the ending would be given in the second novel, but there are suggestions in other reviews that it does not appear there, either. There are at least 13 novels in the series. I can't imagine reading 13 novels to find out what happened to these characters.
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Marilyn
4.0 out of 5 stars I liked the storyline....
Reviewed in Canada on August 20, 2020
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Found the storyline simple but enjoyable....and will continue the series......the story makes me want more.
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Toby
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't get sucked into the series
Reviewed in Canada on April 17, 2023
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Is it a true test of an author’s talent to make scenes and characters real, so that the reader is transported into the life of the novel, so that the plot evolves naturally, without apparent effort.

This is not the case with this book. The author spends way too much time talking to the reader, telling about the characters and the plot, rather than allowing the reader to live the experience. The book is more a detailed plot summary, more a detailed proposal to a publisher, than a finished novel.

I agree with all the negative reviews about quality of writing, and especially about the author’s clear plan to entice us to buy more and more novels. I’ll speak only about the first novel, because I refused to read more. The first novel does not have a natural ending. Instead the author simply stops writing, leaving us to buy the second book to find out what happens between the first book’s main character, Catharine, and her obvious love interest, Alex.

If the writing and characterization were better, I might be tempted to read on, but it isn’t and I am not.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four and a half stars
Reviewed in Canada on October 2, 2018
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I enjoyed reading this first book in the series and meeting the characters. A little unrequited love always makes for suspense.I look forward to reading the next book.
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Frankie72
4.0 out of 5 stars Good story (free book)
Reviewed in Canada on September 17, 2017
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I thought this was a good story but left too much unanswered. I hope the rest of the books don't leave as many unanswered questions.
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Pat M
1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Reviewed in Canada on January 17, 2018
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More of a romance novel than a cosy mystery.
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maybookaholic
5.0 out of 5 stars Peace and Tranquility: needed and found here.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2021
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A family and love story with an intriguing twist. This looks like developing into a beautiful family saga. I hope so!
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Tony Parsons
5.0 out of 5 stars romance
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2019
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Catherine Gregstone (32, Raynott Marketing VP, daughter/sister) had interviewed Doug Wellin for a position in the firm.
It wasn’t long & romance blossomed.
Saint Martin. Doug & Catherine had a wonderful honeymoon.
He also invited Emma & Will their best friends to come along.

Doug & Emma went to play tennis.
Will was going to enjoy some sightseeing.
While at the restaurant Catherine got an urgent text to call the office.
Ms. Peggy Barrister (exc. Secretary) patched Catherine through to Mr. Jack Delbourne (Raynott Marketing, boss) & Bob (Raynott Marketing VP).
The Droxell Outdoor Outfitters (Canada) contract was going down the drain.
Ottawa, Canada. Osprey Cove Lodge (Whippoorwill Rd.). Catherine was having several meetings
with Alex Droxell Jr. (son, widower, Droxell Outdoor Outfitters).
Urgent. Kingston hospital. Libby Droxell (8, daughter) was in ER from falling off a horse at summer camp.
Catherine had decided to go with Alex to see his daughter.
Doug & Will were cruising outside NYC in Doug’s new Torch Red Corvette.
What did Doug find in his red Corvette secret compartment?
NYC. When Catherine returned Doug had left word he resigned.
Alex & Libby were headed to Nairobi, Africa.
Chelsey (nanny, child psych student) would also go along & help watch over Libby.
Emma & Will are going to be parents.
Ngorongoro/ Serengeti excursion, Karatu, Africa, Rosalind Alex’s ex-GF, freelance writer,
Ottawa, Canada. It was time for Catherine to meet with Alex Droxell Sr. (father, Droxell Outdoor Outfitters founder, President/CEO).

Doug had disappeared. Mrs. Catherine Wellin (divorced mother, housekeeper, P/G) finally filed a MP report.
Alex Droxell, & Rosalind continued their non-exclusive relationship.

I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.

A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written romance book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great romantic movie, or better yet a mini TV series. To be continued. There is no doubt in my mind this is a very easy rating of 5 stars.

Thank you for the free author; ReadingDeals; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
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Robbie Gaye-Murphy
5.0 out of 5 stars Escape To Osprey Cove by Luisa Marietta Gold book 1
Reviewed in Australia on November 26, 2018
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Escape to Osprey Cove by Luisa Marietta Gold
Catherine is a nice girl, infatuated by the story of how her grandfather Gregstone turning a broken down truck,a handmade tool belt and himself the only employee into a multi-million dollar construction business through hard work. Unfortunately she’d met Doug at a young age, felt sorry for his hard luck story of growing up with a single mum and nothing he ever wanted that the other kids had, no matter how hard his mum worked. Doug heard her story of money, her parents dying in an accident leaving more money and assets to three children and he set out to become part of that wealthy family, no matter that he didn’t love hardworking sweet Catherine. A creepier husband he couldn’t have been if he’d tried.
Escape to Osprey Cove is about a business deal about to go bad that Catherine worked on to turn it around, loving Osprey Cove where the client took her to explain his business. The water, boat, scenery and client’s ideals of getting young people away from computers and into the outdoors having fun and adventures matched her own sense of nature. Catherine hoped to make Alex’s dreams come true so that a generation would learn to leave their computer gear and create a healthy lifestyle of fitness in the outdoors as well. She enjoyed herself so much that it wasn’t hard for Catherine and client Alex to get along in work as they played on the water.
A great book that kept my interest as the story unfolds. I want to read the next book as well. I became so invested in the characters I liked that I truly want to learn more! Even when disliking Doug I thoroughly enjoyed this well written ebook. I bought it and the review is my own.
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Kate
4.0 out of 5 stars Well written
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2024
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This book 1 left me wanting to know more of the story. The characters are well developed, they are engaging. Some surprises in this book, enough to make the story original and not predictable.
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Ann Stanmore
4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 23, 2018
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Good but would have been better to be a standalone. Not a fan of cliff hangers.
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