The Beachcomber cover

The Beachcomber

by Patti Beckman

WHO DID THE MYSTERIOUS BEACHCOMBER THINK SHE WAS? Mariette met him on a deserted beach and was unable to forget the passion he had roused in her. But at least her role as "Julie Long" in a local theater production helped to keep her mind off him--until opening night. Suddenly, her beachcomber was revealed as millionaire Hartley McPhail--the author of the play -- and he intended to play opposite her that very night! Their love scenes sizzled, but was it because he loved Mariette or because he still remembered the real Julie Long--the girl who could have been Mariette's double!

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?