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  • What Happens in Paradise

  • Written by: Elin Hilderbrand
  • Narrated by: Erin Bennett
  • Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (111 ratings)

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What Happens in Paradise

Written by: Elin Hilderbrand
Narrated by: Erin Bennett
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Publisher's Summary

Spend your winter on sunlit shores in the New York Times bestselling follow-up to Winter in Paradise, as secret lives and new loves emerge under the bright Caribbean sky.

A year ago, Irene Steele had the shock of her life: her loving husband, father to their grown sons and successful businessman, was killed in a helicopter crash. But that wasn't Irene's only shattering news: he'd also been leading a double life on the island of St. John, where another woman loved him, too.

Now Irene and her sons are back on St. John, determined to learn the truth about the mysterious life—and death—of a man they thought they knew. Along the way, they're about to learn some surprising truths about their own lives, and their futures.

Lush with the tropical details, romance, and drama that made Winter in Paradise a national bestseller, What Happens in Paradise is another immensely satisfying thriller from one of America's most beloved and engaging storytellers.

©2019 Elin Hilderbrand (P)2019 Hachette Audio

What the critics say

"Once again, Hilderbrand demonstrates her mastery of immersive escapism with a carefully deployed pineapple-banana smoothie or the blue tile of an outdoor shower. . . .The absolute pleasure of the reading experience combined with a cliff-hanger ending will have readers anxiously awaiting the conclusion to the trilogy."—Booklist (starred review)

"You'll be counting the days until you can return to the Virgin Islands with these characters in the concluding volume of the trilogy. Print the bumper sticker—'I'd Rather Be Living in an Elin Hilderbrand Novel.'"—Kirkus (starred review)

"Superb...Hilderbrand hits all the right notes about life in a tightly knit family, and this crowd-pleaser is sure to satisfy both her fans and newcomers alike."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

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Is there a 3rd book??

The story was good but not great. I expected more to happen. If there is a 3rd book, then it makes sense, but if that is it, and I knew, I’m not sure I would have spent the time.

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Amazing!

I've been loving this series so much. I 've read the first 5wo backnto back and had to find the third ASAP.

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Love this trilogy.

Loved the first two books. Can't wait for the third. This is one of my favourite authors. Love her books and her audiobooks.

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onto the next one

this feels like a soap. which is exactly what I was looking for. We did not get a while lot of answers in this, more of a slight continuation (if that makes any sense) I wish it was longer. Looking forward to the conclusion.

As an audiobook, the reader was great.

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Tropical escape reading - mid book lull

Relaxing story escape experience. Enjoyed second book in the series however feel like mystery story is moving very slowly and flash back of diary readings takes over much of novel. Recommend series if you plan to listen to all three books.

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Poor ending

This begins well but is very poorly finished. It simply stops. The characters are engaging but the major plot points are predictable. The ending is horrible. It is not a spoiler to say that the story simply stops. Practically midsentence. Whoever wrote that this book could stand alone didn't bother to read it first. Every major and minor plot is left hanging at the end of the book. And if you, dear readers, did not see the final 'plot twist' coming from chapter one than you are just not very familiar with American criminal law are you? I saw it coming and I don't even live in the US. It was just a matter of when.

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