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Shattered Diamonds: A Suspenseful Single Dad and Nanny Small Town Romance (Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Ann Omasta (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.2 896 ratings

Book 1 of 6: Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems

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As the primary suspect in his wife's mysterious disappearance, Alex is fighting to clear his name and keep his life together as a newly single dad.

Accusatory glares and whispers from the residents of the charming small town where he has lived his entire life tear him apart.

Desperate for help, he turns to Josie, a former Olympic hopeful whose own dreams were shattered, to become the nanny for his daughter, Hannah.

Josie forms strong bonds with heartbroken Alex and his adorable little girl.

Will Alex and Josie’s growing attraction be able to survive the truth, or will it all come crashing down?

Find out now by joining Alex, Josie, and Hannah on their journey of healing and discovery in Shattered Diamonds, a captivating romance novel that will keep you guessing until the very end.

The complete Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems series is available now:
1) Shattered Diamonds
2) Shining Pearls
3) Shimmering Emeralds
4) Shadowed Rubies
5) Shocking Sapphires
6) Shaded Amethysts

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"It's a wonderful read and definitely makes me want to immediately get the next book!" - Dana Lee, Lee Clarity Consulting

"I just loved it. It was heartwarming and funny and had a shock at the end, so I can't wait to read the next book." - Phyllis M.

"Ann Omasta is such a wonderful storyteller, and this time she hooked me from the very first sentence and never let up. I cannot wait for the next book in the series! ... It truly is a binge-worthy series." - Kathy A.

"You REALLY hit it out of the park with this one! I was drawn in from the get go and them emotions.... OMG... I honestly think this is your BEST series EVER!" - Erica E.

"Thank goodness the second book to this series, Shining Pearls, is now available. As soon as I finish this review, I'm getting in my comfy chair to finish this mystery." - Stephanie, The Kindle Book Review

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The Davis Twins Series (Steamy Romance)

Taking Chances
Making Choices
Faking Changes
Breaking Challenges

Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems (Small Town Romance)

Shattered Diamonds
Shining Pearls
Shimmering Emeralds
Shadowed Rubies
Shocking Sapphires
Shaded Amethysts
Heartless Hunk (Cocky Hero Club World and Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems spinoff)

His First Time Series (Hot Shots of Romance Quickies)

His First Time: Ranger (FREE and available exclusively at Callie Love's website)
His First Time: Sterling
His First Time: Saint
His First Time: Beau
His First Time: Nick
His First Time: Adam
His First Time: Gabe

Man of the Month Club Series (Hot Shots of Romance Quickies)

Man of the Month Club: January
Man of the Month Club: February
Man of the Month Club: March
Man of the Month Club: April
Man of the Month Club: May
Man of the Month Club: June
Man of the Month Club: July
Man of the Month Club: August
Man of the Month Club: September
Man of the Month Club: October
Man of the Month Club: November
Man of the Month Club: December

The Keys to my Diary Series (Island Romance)

Fern
Marina
Trixie

The Escape Series (Island Romance)

Aloha, Baby! (FREE when you visit Ann Omasta's website)
Getting Lei'd
Cruising for Love
Island Hopping
Coconutty Christmas (Bonus short story)

The Pet Set (Sweet Romance)

Goofy Newfies
Itty Bitty Kitties
Funny Bunnies

Daring Desires (Steamy Romance)

Daring the Neighbor
Daring his Passion
Daring Rescue
Daring her Captor
Daring the Judge

The Broke Billionaires Club (Sweet-with-Heat Romance)

The Broke Billionaire
The Billionaire's Brother
The Billionairess
The Royally Broke Billionaire: Royal Wedding Blues
The Royally Broke Billionaire: Royal Baby Scandal

Wings on Fire (Paranormal Romance)

Falling
Blazing
Soaring

The Gold Coast Retrievers (Sweet Romance)

Guarding Grace
Watching Willow

Breathtaking Beginnings (6 Romance Series-Starters)

Nonfiction Self-Help Books:

Be Your Own Boss as an Independent Author
Top 10 Tips for Happiness
Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle
The Ultimate Book of Life Hacks

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07VDYR4N1
Publisher ‏ : ‎ More Happily Ever Afters (August 1, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 1, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4341 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 ‏ : ‎ 216 pages

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- #28,923 in Contemporary Romance Fiction
- #44,400 in Romantic Suspense (Kindle Store)
- #51,194 in Romantic Suspense (Books)

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Ann’s Top Ten list of likes, dislikes, and oddities:

1. I despise whipped cream. There, I admitted it in writing. Let the ridiculing begin.

2. Even though I have lived as far south as Key Largo, Florida, and as far north as Maine, I landed in the middle.

3. If I don't make a conscious effort not to, I will drink nothing but tea morning, noon, and night. Hot tea, sweet tea, green tea––I love it all.

4. There doesn't seem to be much in life that is better than coming home to a couple of big dogs who are overjoyed to see me. My other family members usually show significantly less enthusiasm about my return.

5. Singing in my bestest, loudest voice does not make my family put on their happy faces. This includes the big, loving dogs referenced above.

6. Yes, I am aware that bestest is not a word.

7. Dorothy was right. There's no place like home.

8. All of the numerous bottles in my shower must be lined up with their labels facing out. It makes me feel a little like Julia Roberts' mean husband from the movie Sleeping with the Enemy, but I can't seem to control this particular quirk.

9. I love, love, love finding a great bargain!

10. Did I mention that I hate whipped cream? It makes my stomach churn to look at it, touch it, smell it, or even think about it. Great––now I'm thinking about it. Ick!

~ Ann's Books ~

The Davis Twins Series:

> Taking Chances

> Making Choices

> Faking Changes

> Breaking Challenges

The Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems:

> Shattered Diamonds

> Shining Pearls

> Shimmering Emeralds

> Shadowed Rubies

> Shocking Sapphires

> Shaded Amethysts

> Heartless Hunk (Cocky Hero Club World and Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems spinoff)

His First Time Series:

> His First Time: Ranger (Free and available exclusively at Callie Love's website)

> His First Time: Sterling

> His First Time: Saint

> His First Time: Beau

> His First Time: Nick

> His First Time: Adam

> His First Time: Gabe

The Man of the Month Club Series:

> The Entire Year (January - December)

> Holly's Fake Date for Christmas (Man of the Month Club spinoff)

States of Love Series:

> Alabama Admirer

> Alaska Adventurer

> Arizona Artist

> Arkansas Athlete

... Enjoy reading each state's book all the way through Wyoming Widower!

The Keys to my Diary Series:

> Fern

> Marina

> Trixie

The Escape Series:

> Aloha, Baby!

> Getting Lei'd

> Cruising for Love

> Island Hopping

> Coconutty Christmas (Bonus short story)

The Pet Set:

> Goofy Newfies

> Itty Bitty Kitties

> Funny Bunnies

The Broke Billionaires Club:

> The Broke Billionaire

> The Billionaire's Brother

> The Billionairess

> The Royally Broke Billionaire: Royal Wedding Blues

> The Royally Broke Billionaire: Royal Baby Scandal

The Daring Desires Set:

> Daring the Neighbor

> Daring his Passion

> Daring Rescue

> Daring her Captor

> Daring the Judge

Wings on Fire:

> Falling

> Blazing

> Soaring

The Gold Coast Retrievers:

> Guarding Grace

> Watching Willow

Nonfiction Self-Help Books:

> Be Your Own Boss as an Independent Author

> Top 10 Tips for Happiness

> Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle

> The Ultimate Book of Life Hacks

Stay up-to-date on new releases and insider info by liking / following Ann:

- Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/author/annomasta

- YouTube: www.youtube.com/@annomastaauthor

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- Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/annomasta

- Bookbub: www.bookbub.com/authors/ann-omasta

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Jeanne Richardson

Fantastic

Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2020

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I've read a lot of books written by Ann Omasta; she has done a great job at writing another good book; she is one of my favorite authors. I can’t wait to read more of books her books.

The story line caught my attention at the very beginning and kept me interested throughout the entire book.

I loved the chemistry between the characters.

I received a free copy of this book via booksprout and I’m voluntarily leaving a review.

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Good read

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2022

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This is a good read. Good characters and storyline that will grab your interest. However This book does end in a gliffhanger.

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fosterscreations

So very good

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2024

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Oh man I don't even know how to put into words how great this was. So intense from the start. Always waiting for the bottom to drop out. I am so glad I had kindle reward points so I could immediately get started on book two. I am going to really love this series.

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myyorkies1994

Don't waste your time...

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2020

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I received the first four books in this series free, but I would not have purchased them. I don't appreciate cliffhanger books, but since I already had the second book, it was of little consequence here. I feel each book needs to be rated individually, rather than as a series. In the first 3-book series, books one and two are the same continuing story, and book three moves on to other characters in the same town. The titles of these books have absolutely no relevance to the stories and the most interesting thing about them are the covers.

Book 1: THREE STARS: I enjoyed Alex and Josie's emerging love story, always with the knowledge that his missing wife was not confirmed deceased. The author's writing style is clean and mature, and the story development in this first book was good. The cliffhanger, that his wife returns from captivity just when their love story is developing, changes the tone and direction for book 2 entirely.

Book 2: ONE STAR: With Claire's return the story begins to unravel both in content and development. The author really did not think this story line through. It's completely full of holes with Claire's return handled very, very badly. A person running from a captive location would stop at the first available house for help and to call the police, not make her way home three blocks away, when she could be snatched back again. The time of year of her disappearance is called into question in different scenes, where she's been noted as being gone a year or a year and a half. She supposedly slipped on ice and went into the captive's house for first aide, but in book 1 she disappeared in the fall, when there isn't any ice. In book 1 Alex becomes enamored with Josie, but suddenly completely forgets about her with Claire's return. His character is written so poorly in book 2, nearly nonexistent. The villain in both books is Meg, Claire's sister, who openly affronts and attacks both Alex and Josie publicly, and is a hateful, venomous creature. Note to author: Once a villain, always a villain! But, unfortunately, Meg's story is book three.

Book 3: ONE STAR: Note to author: Once a villain, always a villain! Meg is the main character in book 3 and since I didn't like her, or her friend Dani, in the first two books, I truly don't care about her or her daughter in book 3. A hateful and venomous character cannot be turned into a heroine. To add fuel to this fire, enter her mother who has as big an ugly mouth and character as Meg. Levi is the only redeeming character in this story. Don't waste your time or money. I can see that book 4 features Dani as the lead character, who is also a villain, so I won't bother to read it. This author goes on my blacklist.

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Susan H.

Learning to move on

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2021

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Enjoyed the book a great deal. Learning how to move on from a tragedy is can be hard to do. Especially when one is thought to have killed his wife. No sign of her is around and after a year, both dad and daughter try to move on. But of course, the reader is left with a cliff hanger as the missing wife shows up just as the husband and daughter have started to move on. Have to get the next book to find out what happens. I enjoyed the story, but am not a fan of cliffhangers.

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Cali

Heartwarming and fun

Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2020

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Really enjoyed this fun and heartwarming adventure filled with engaging and witty charters, memorable dialog, heart racing twists and undeniable passion. Was a great read from beginning to end

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Cyndyjo

Suspenseful and charming?

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2020

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Anna has done it again! This book will draw you into the spiral of wonder about murder, kidnapping , abandonment and new love. And then, betrayal. And the sweet beautifl little girl in the middle of it all.. I have to read the next book to see what happens!

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Gwen K.

A great book and author

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2021

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I like a book that keeps me so into it that I can't put it down.

I don't like books that have sex clear thru it and in detail!!

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ok

Reviewed in India on January 22, 2022

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can read once

Zibou

Standalone, title…

Reviewed in France on August 2, 2021

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I am frustrated. First because it was absolutely not a standalone and then because the plot was weak, some passages much too long. And what about the title ?

Rainedon

Enjoyable romance with a entwined mystery

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2019

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Alex is a writer living quite happily with his wife Claire and daughter Hannah in a small town. Then Claire disappears and the town turns on Alex accusing him of killing his wife even though there isn’t a scrap of evidence. He has writers block and is in despair.
Josie has spent most of her life focused on getting into the Olympics as a swimmer before injury ruined the dream. Her parents have died in a car crash and she has moved to live with her aunt Mimi who is of the few people who have supported Alex. Josie goes to work for Alex looking after Hannah and they fall in love until one day the door opens and in walks Claire.............

Stephanie Taylor

A nice read, but cliffhanger ending

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2022

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Alex is a young man whose wife disappeared and left him with a little girl to raise alone. In the small town they live, everyone thinks he killed his wife and no one wants to know him aside from the woman who owns the diner he visits regularly.
When her niece arrives back in town she nominates her to babysit over the summer and soon Josie finds herself a regular part of Alex and little Hannahs lives.
Told in the viewpoints of both Alex and Josie, I found it easy to like both of them. This was a nice and easy read and there are a lot of things I enjoyed about it.
Something I didn't enjoy was the use of a phrase that repeated a few times throughout the book where a character is described as bugging their eyes out. It's not one I've read often before so I had to look it up. I guess I found it odd because it sounded so unfamiliar to me.
Unexpectedly the story ends with a bit of a cliffhanger. I just presumed the story was a standalone romance but it does continue into another book which I wasn't aware of before I started to read this.
This story contains some sexual scenes and if you do read it keep in mind it has a cliffhanger ending leading into book 2.

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