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The Caretaker Paperback – March 27, 2017

by Carol Schoenig (Author)
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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Phae Carson married young to a husband who was verbally and emotionally abusive. Having two kids by the time she was 20 kept her in the relationship.For twenty-seven years, he controlled her life, not giving her access to money and not allowing her to work outside the home. He nixed family vacations and outings of any kind. He expected the house clean, home cooked meals and no laundry in the hampers.Finally, widowed, with her children grown, Phae is presented with a job opportunity as a caretaker for a villa in Mallorca, Spain. She jumps at the chance to experience some of the adventures she’d dreamed about in her youth. However, she’ll have to take control of her life. Starting by going against the wishes of her grown children, Kera and Jeff, who try to dissuade her from taking the job.In Mallorca, she finds more than she expected when she meets Finn Callahan, the owner of the villa she’s hired to take care of.Phae initially wants no part of falling in love because she doesn’t want to lose the autonomy she has gained. But she begins to wonder if it’s possible to love someone, and be in a relationship, without losing one’s independence?
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  1. Print length
    176 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    March 27, 2017
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.44 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1936556235
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1936556236
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Savage Studios (March 27, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1936556235
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1936556236
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.44 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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Carol Schoenig

Carol Schoenig

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Carol Schoenig is a contemporary romance writer. The Caretaker is a seasoned love story set in beautiful Mallorca, Spain. Carol’s stories are emotional with a dash of suspense. She has written two short stories published by BVS. Love That Binds, in Mystic Desire and Together At Last, in Desire Me Again Anthologies.

Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, is where Carol resides with her husband and an exuberant golden doodle named Millie. She enjoys reading, sewing, cake decorating, and sings in the church choir. Her favorite activity is spending time with her five grandchildren. One is an angel in heaven; the others range in age from 23 to 7.

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Anne
5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional Ride
Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2020
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This was a great read.
The author was adept at pulling out the emotions of the different characters, and I could really feel their struggles. I even shed a few tears.
I really liked the main characters, Phae and Finn, and I found myself pulling for them throughout the book.
If you like sweet romances and reading about travel adventures, then you will like this book.
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Dee S. Knight, Erotic Romance author
4.0 out of 5 stars Older woman wonders if love is possible again
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2019
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Phae Carson thought she was in love and married at a very early age. Too late, she discovered she’d married a controlling man and after having two children, found herself trapped in an emotional prison she thought impossible to escape. When her children are grown and she’s widowed, she discovers she’s finally free to explore all the dreams she’d thought dead. And when she dreams, she dreams big! She finds a job in far-off Spain as a villa caretaker. She thought she’d have the place to herself, but when Finn Callahan, the villa owner arrives, everything changes. After years of being in the control of one man, Phae needs to find if she can live on her own before she becomes emotionally entangled with another. But love has a way of making decisions for you.

I liked seeing Phae learn to live in her own skin. With her children dead set against her going to Spain, they were bound to be even more upset over her finally taking control of her life with another—younger—man. Everyone—Phae, her children, and even Finn—would have to discover what the new, adult and independent Phae would become.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2017
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Loved this book. It is a great read that speaks to those of us who have raised our children and are ready for that next adventure. It confronted issues of mental abuse that seems to get swept under the proverbial rug. Thank you Carol for a wonderful book that spoke of some not so easy issues in a sensitive, caring way. Can't wait to read your next book!!!
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Sandy Danch
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2019
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This book was so easy to get into from the first page! It is a story that is very relatable! The romance is over the top!!! Great read!!!
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Kathy K. Marsley
5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Journey
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2017
The Caretaker is so well written and has such a compelling story that I did not want it to end. The characters are well-developed and engaging and allow our minds to get close to them as they discover love, but are also torn by the memories of past relationships and the heartbreak that remains. We become emotionally connected to Phae as she journeys to find herself after giving up her own dreams to raise her family. As we travel with her to Spain and Italy we are drawn into the beauty of those countries and experience them as she does. It was a joy to escape for a while as I curled up with the book and became engrossed in the story and its characters. I anxiously await the author's next book.
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Suzanne Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Learning to take control
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2018
Starts off as a sweet romance, but after a while, the heat is on! I love how Phae finally learns to take control of her own life, even at the cost of losing those she loves most dearly. She reminds us that age really is just a number and it is never too late to find true love. Five stars.
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Amy Lois Mayberry
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book! I am not much of a reader
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2017
Awesome book! I am not much of a reader, but this book pulled me in and the chapters were short which I like. The story was wonderful and interesting. I can see how people who loses their loved one could relate to the story.

I can't wait to read Carol's next book.
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Patricia Elliott
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Reading!
Reviewed in Canada on January 31, 2019
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I really enjoyed this story, as the characters were a little older than those in an average romance story. The female MC's children are grown and have children of their own. I loved watching Phae begin to open up to Finn and start to develop the relationship we all wish to have.

The author did an amazing job. It is a sweet story, and I'd recommend it to anybody.
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