![The Beautiful Strangers by [Di Maio, Camille]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41uA9%2Bzl-oL._SY346_.jpg)
A legendary hotel on the Pacific becomes a haven where dreams, love, and a beguiling mystery come alive.
1958. Kate Morgan, tethered to her family’s failing San Francisco restaurant, is looking for an escape. She gets her chance by honoring a cryptic plea from her grandfather: find the beautiful stranger. The search takes her to Hotel del Coronado, the beachfront landmark on the Southern California coast where filming is underway on the movie Some Like It Hot.
For a movie lover like Kate, it’s a fantasy come true. So is the offer of a position at the glamorous hotel. And a new romance is making her heart beat just as fast. But as sure as she is that Coronado is her future, Kate discovers it’s also where the ghosts of the past have come to stay. Sixty years ago a guest died tragically, and she still haunts the hotel’s halls.
As the lives of two women—generations apart—intertwine, Kate’s courageous journey could change more than she ever imagined. And with Coronado wending its way through her soul, she must follow her dreams…wherever they may lead.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
#FirstLine ~ November 28, 1892 Tom disappeared several stations before we arrived in San Diego, which is just as well, since I have papers in my bag that will begin the process of me leaving him for good.
This book was quite beautiful. It was one of those stories that draws the reader in and holds on tightly. I was really into the historical side of this novel. The dialogue and narrative was wonderfully developed. The characters are those that you care about right away. There is depth to the story that is slowly revealed. Such an original and moving story!
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