Skip to Main Content (Press Enter)
Last Kiss by Luanne Rice
Add Last Kiss to bookshelf
Add to Bookshelf

Look Inside

Last Kiss

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By Luanne Rice

By Luanne Rice

By Luanne Rice

By Luanne Rice

By Luanne Rice
Read by Blair Brown

By Luanne Rice
Read by Blair Brown

Best Seller

Part of Hubbard's Point

Part of Hubbard's Point

Part of Hubbard's Point

Mass Market Paperback $8.99

Jun 23, 2009 | ISBN 9780553589764

Ebook $6.99

Jul 15, 2008 | ISBN 9780553905397

Audiobook Download $20.00

Jul 15, 2008 | 608 Minutes

All Formats
+
    Last Kiss by Luanne Rice
    Mass Market Paperback $8.99
    Jun 23, 2009 | ISBN 9780553589764

    Buy from Other Retailers:

    See All Formats (2) +
    • $8.99

      Jun 23, 2009 | ISBN 9780553589764

      Buy from Other Retailers:

    • Jul 15, 2008 | ISBN 9780553905397

      Buy from Other Retailers:

    • Jul 15, 2008 | ISBN 9780739343630

      608 Minutes

      Buy from Other Retailers:

    Buy the Audiobook Download:

    About Last Kiss

    Is it true that old love never dies, that hearts can mend, that a secret revealed can change everything?


    New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice spins a mesmerizing tale readers will long remember–the powerful story of a close-knit community grappling with a dark mystery, and of a woman reclaiming a love she believed lost a lifetime ago.

    For nearly a year after the tragedy that claimed her teenage son, Charlie, Sheridan Rosslare has lived a quiet life on Hubbard’s Point, tucked away in the beach house where they spent their happiest days. But Charlie’s girlfriend, Nell Kilvert, is determined to find out what really happened on the night none of them will ever forget. She summons the one man she believes can uncover the truth–Gavin Dawson, who long ago thought he would always be at Sheridan’s side. Now his boat sits anchored within sight of the window of the woman he once loved–and still loves. Both of them had believed in the power of love and forgiveness, connection and reconnection, to work magic. They thought they’d lost that faith forever. Can they find it one last time?

    About Last Kiss

    New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice returns to Hubbard’s Point, Connecticut, and to characters from her beloved Beach Girls, to tell the haunting story of a close-knit community grappling with a heartbreaking mystery, and of a woman rebuilding her world and reclaiming a love she believed lost a lifetime ago.

    A face on a poster, a name in the news, an inexplicable tragedy. A promising young man goes out one warm summer evening and is found dead—murdered—less than twenty-four hours later. No motive. No clues. No answers. Most people reflect briefly on the disturbing headlines, perhaps say a silent prayer of safely removed sympathy, and go on with their lives. But what if the young man was your son? Or your true love?

    Nearly a year after the death of eighteen-year-old Charlie, singer-songwriter Sheridan Rosslare still hasn’t played a note of the music that was once her life’s passion. Tucked away in the beach house where she raised her only child, she lives with her memories of him and a grief too big to share even with her beloved sisters or her dear friend Stevie Moore. Nor can Stevie comfort Charlie’s heartbroken girlfriend, Nell Kilvert, whom she regards as a daughter. Nell won’t rest until she finds out what really happened to the boy she loved. Out of the past she summons a man she believes cares enough, and is tough enough, to uncover the truth—Sheridan’s long-ago soul mate, Gavin Dawson.

    Now Gavin’s boat, the Squire Toby, sits anchored in the harbor within sight of the window of the woman he once loved, still loves, and will always love. Sheridan, too, had once fervently believed in the miraculous power of love and healing, forgiveness, connection, and reconnection. But that faith died along with her son….

    Unfolding among the Hubbard’s Point people and places that fans have come to treasure, and replete with feeling and mystery, Last Kiss weighs the power of the past to heal as well as wound, in a captivating tale of love, loss, and redemption that no reader will ever forget.

    About Last Kiss

    New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice returns to Hubbard’s Point, Connecticut, and to characters from her beloved Beach Girls, to tell the haunting story of a close-knit community grappling with a heartbreaking mystery, and of a woman rebuilding her world and reclaiming a love she believed lost a lifetime ago.

    A face on a poster, a name in the news, an inexplicable tragedy. A promising young man goes out one warm summer evening and is found dead—murdered—less than twenty-four hours later. No motive. No clues. No answers. Most people reflect briefly on the disturbing headlines, perhaps say a silent prayer of safely removed sympathy, and go on with their lives. But what if the young man was your son? Or your true love?

    Nearly a year after the death of eighteen-year-old Charlie, singer-songwriter Sheridan Rosslare still hasn’t played a note of the music that was once her life’s passion. Tucked away in the beach house where she raised her only child, she lives with her memories of him and a grief too big to share even with her beloved sisters or her dear friend Stevie Moore. Nor can Stevie comfort Charlie’s heartbroken girlfriend, Nell Kilvert, whom she regards as a daughter. Nell won’t rest until she finds out what really happened to the boy she loved. Out of the past she summons a man she believes cares enough, and is tough enough, to uncover the truth—Sheridan’s long-ago soul mate, Gavin Dawson.

    Now Gavin’s boat, the Squire Toby, sits anchored in the harbor within sight of the window of the woman he once loved, still loves, and will always love. Sheridan, too, had once fervently believed in the miraculous power of love and healing, forgiveness, connection, and reconnection. But that faith died along with her son….

    Unfolding among the Hubbard’s Point people and places that fans have come to treasure, and replete with feeling and mystery, Last Kiss weighs the power of the past to heal as well as wound, in a captivating tale of love, loss, and redemption that no reader will ever forget.

    Read An Excerpt

    Read An Excerpt

    Read An Excerpt

    Listen to a sample from Last Kiss

    Also by Luanne Rice

    The Lemon Orchard
    Little Night
    The Silver Boat
    The Geometry of Sisters
    The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners
    See all books by Luanne Rice

    Also by Luanne Rice

    The Lemon Orchard
    Little Night
    The Silver Boat
    The Geometry of Sisters
    The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners
    See all books by Luanne Rice

    Also by Luanne Rice

    The Lemon Orchard
    Little Night
    The Silver Boat
    The Geometry of Sisters
    The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners
    See all books by Luanne Rice

    About Luanne Rice

    Luanne Rice is the author of more than twenty-five novels, including The Geometry of Sisters, Last Kiss, Light of the Moon, What Matters Most, The Edge of Winter, Sandcastles, Summer of Roses, Summer’s Child, Silver Bells, and Beach Girls. She lives in New… More about Luanne Rice

    About Luanne Rice

    Luanne Rice is the author of more than twenty-five novels, including The Geometry of Sisters, Last Kiss, Light of the Moon, What Matters Most, The Edge of Winter, Sandcastles, Summer of Roses, Summer’s Child, Silver Bells, and Beach Girls. She lives in New… More about Luanne Rice

    About Luanne Rice

    Luanne Rice is the author of more than twenty-five novels, including The Geometry of Sisters, Last Kiss, Light of the Moon, What Matters Most, The Edge of Winter, Sandcastles, Summer of Roses, Summer’s Child, Silver Bells, and Beach Girls. She lives in New… More about Luanne Rice

    Product Details

    Category: Women’s Fiction | Romance

    Mass Market Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Bantam
    Jun 23, 2009 | 480 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780553589764

    Category: Women’s Fiction | Romance

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Bantam
    Jul 15, 2008 | 352 Pages | ISBN 9780553905397

    Category: Women’s Fiction | Romance | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jul 15, 2008 | 608 Minutes | ISBN 9780739343630

    YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

    Praise

    “An element of supernatural whimsy, a dark secret involving a trust fund and a disturbing question related to Charlie’s estranged father, Randy, add complexity, while cameos from other Beach Girls characters contribute an engaging, homey touch.”—Publishers Weekly

    “A poignant story [with] a Practical Magic feel to it…and a touch of the film Ghost.” —New Haven Register

    Looking for More Great Reads?
    21 Books You’ve Been Meaning to Read

    Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network

    Raise kids who love to read

    Brightly

    Raise kids who love to read

    Today's Top Books

    Today's Top Books

    Want to know what people are actually reading right now?

         An online magazine for today’s home cook

    TASTE

    An online magazine for today’s home cook