In Rochelle Alersâ thoughtful, heartwarming series set on a picturesque North Carolina island, one womanâs seemingly perfect life unravelsâand a new chapter begins ...
Itâs been almost a year since Leah Berkley Kent left her lavish Richmond home to spend two months on Coates Island, North Carolina. There she found friendship with two extraordinary women, Kayana and Cherie. Together they formed a summer book club, meeting weekly at the Seaside CafÃĐ. Leah also found the courage to finally stand up to Alan, her domineering husband of twenty-eight years.
With her twin sons now grown, Leah decides to return to Coates Island again this summer. Alanâs explosive reaction only convinces her that her marriage, and her old life, may be ending. But what comes next? Helping out at the Seaside CafÃĐ, Leah grows closer to Kayanaâs widowed brother, Derrick. He knows what itâs like to start overâhe traded a Wall Street career for a beachfront house and a slower pace. Derrick is drawn to Leah, but wonders if sheâs truly ready to move on.
Itâll take a summer filled with lazy beach walks, bold new horizons, and book club meetings rich with shared laughter and support, for Leah to find the answers sheâs been looking for ...
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