The Hideaway

By: Lauren K. Denton

Narrated by: Devon O'Day

In the South, family is always more complicated than it seems.

After her last remaining family member dies, Sara Jenkins goes home to The Hideaway, her grandmother Mags’s ramshackle B&B in Sweet Bay. She intends to quickly tie up loose ends then return to her busy life and thriving antique shop in New Orleans. Instead, she learns Mags has willed The Hideaway to her and charged her with renovating it — no small task considering her grandmother’s best friends, a motley crew of senior citizens, still live there.

Rather than hurrying back to New Orleans, Sara stays in Sweet Bay and begins the biggest house-rehabbing project of her career. Amid drywall dust, old memories, and a charming contractor, she discovers that slipping back into life at The Hideaway is easier than she expected.

Then she discovers a box Mags left in the attic with clues to a life Sara never imagined for her grandmother. With help from Mags’s friends, Sara begins to piece together the mysterious life of bravery, passion, and choices that changed her grandmother’s destiny in both marvelous and devastating ways.

When an opportunistic land developer threatens to seize The Hideaway, Sara is forced to make a choice — stay in Sweet Bay and fight for the house and the people she’s grown to love or leave again and return to her successful but solitary life in New Orleans.

“A story both powerful and enchanting: a don’t-miss novel in the greatest southern traditions of storytelling.” (Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times best selling author)

“Two endearing heroines and their poignant storylines of love lost and found make this the perfect book for an afternoon on the back porch with a glass of sweet tea.” (Karen White, New York Times best-selling author)

USA TODAY and Amazon Charts best seller

Full-length Southern Women’s Fiction

Includes Discussion Questions for Book Clubs

©2017 Lauren K. Denton (P)2018 Thomas Nelson

Critic reviews

“Two endearing heroines and their poignant storylines of love lost and found make this the perfect book for an afternoon on the back porch with a glass of sweet tea.” (Karen White, New York Times best-selling author)

Sweet but predictable

I couldn’t warm up to the narrator. It’s a sweet, predictable story with not much character development.

Heartbreaking and heartwarming!!

Enjoyed it all, easy to follow, easy listening, I have always loved old Skelton type keys! Gives them a new meaning.

I love the story line

I could do listening after the first few pages. The characters are magical and mix well

Lovely story well told heartwarming

The narration was Excellent the story was heartwarming and bittersweet good ending
I recommend this book

Great vacation read

I always look for “sit on the beach” reads and this did not disappoint. Easy peaceful reading! Thank you!

What a lovely story

This book was so detailed in description I could almost feel the once familiar warmth and humidity of the south. The reader did a wonderful job with the Drawl of the south through each of the lovely characters, telling the story of a strong woman finding her way, friendships and of course love found and lost.

Perfect summer read

I loved the characters in “The Hideaway”. The way that the author developed the characters made me want the story to never end!

Engaging story. Good Beach Read!

I enjoyed this story, and the reader. I give it 4 stars only because I couldn't give it 4.5 and I save 5 for spectacular. It was romantic, yet clean, which seems to be getting more rare. I grew up at the beach, so this hit home for me. PS--It was a good pandemic read, too!

Excellent!

This book carried me away! I loved the characters and the reader. Loved the location! Very good! Thanks

Enjoyable and easy to listen to

Enjoyable story of love , secrets and family. The narrator does an excellent job. The back and forth in time is easily followed. My first book by this author but don't think it will be my last