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A chance encounter between two lost souls at The Copperfield House flourishes into a remarkable journey of healing and truth-telling- all on the gorgeous island of Nantucket.Novelist Layla Johnson has writer's block. When Greta Copperfield invites her to The Copperfield House to teach a three-month writing seminar, she jumps at the chance, hoping it will ignite her creativity.Samuel Garreth has spent the previous twelve years in prison. His wife and children abandoned him, and he has nothing left- except for his friend from behind bars, Bernard Copperfield. Bernard invites him to stay at The Copperfield House until he gets on his feet- where he meets the remarkable Layla, whose books kept him company in prison.As Layla and Samuel circle one another, secrets from their past come to the surface and demand far more of them than most budding romances.Can Layla and Samuel make peace with the trauma of their past, come clean about what they've done, and face a brighter future?Dive into book eight of this women's fiction series set on the Island of Nantucket. It's a glorious world of beautiful beaches, frothing waves, cobblestone streets, and a beloved cast of characters. The series tells the story of the Copperfield Family, their return to Nantucket Island, and their healing after decades of pain and loneliness. Together, they can be better than ever before.

On a summer night in 1983, a mysterious woman carried her baby into The Sunrise Cove Inn -- and their lives were changed forever. Forty years later, the Sheridan Family must come together to help them yet again, before the past is lost for good.Top-rate journalist Lola Sheridan is renowned for her ability to get to the heart of any story. When a university professor contacts her to dig into her past, Lola jumps at the opportunity, especially when Audrey agrees to help.But as Lola and Audrey dive into the professor's remarkable origins, they learn that the horrors of her story align with the Sheridan Family's. The deeper they go, the more they're drawn into the long-lost world of Anna Sheridan - learning of her heartache, her loneliness, and her fight for a better future.Dive into the seventeenth book of the Vineyard Sunset Series, in which a vibrant cast of characters live out their dreams on Martha's Vineyard. This is the story of the Sheridan and Montgomery siblings, a heartwarming journey of friendship, loss, and love that will make you crave the next book.

Thousands of miles away, in the heart of Venice, a secret is exposed that will change the lives of the women of Martha's Vineyard forever.Jack Potter has been dead for nearly two years when Janine receives word from his lawyer, explaining that Jack's biological mother passed away in her home in Italy. She's left a will.With Alyssa and Maggie both pregnant, Janine sees this trip to Italy as a final family vacation before everything changes. But when they arrive, they learn that Teresa, Jack's mother, was a very unique and strange individual, who's created a sort of "scavenger hunt" through Venice for her remaining family members. If they "win" her game, they can have what she's left them in the will.At first, Teresa's game is a fun adventure, allowing them to meet family members and friends in the gorgeous Italian city. But soon, they find themselves consumed in old secrets -- and facing a traumatic event that happened many years ago, one that, had he known about it before his death, would have changed Jack's life. It certainly changes theirs.Dive into book twelve of The Katama Bay Series, a heartwarming journey of motherly and sisterly love, healing, and promise for better days, all on the island of Martha's Vineyard, with its gorgeous ocean views, its endless summer days, and its bubbly cast of islanders.

Eighty years after a powerful hurricane destroyed it, the Aquinnah Cliffside Overlook Hotel opens its doors for a beautiful Sheridan wedding. But everything is about to go horribly wrong.Kelli Montgomery is happier than she's ever been. Together with her fiancé, she opens the luxurious Aquinnah Cliffside just in time for Amanda Harris' wedding -- but soon finds herself up to her ears in chaos.It's been two and a half years since Amanda was left at the altar. Now, she's ready to try again with Sam, the manager of the Sunrise Cove Inn. But minutes before the wedding, Sam goes missing -- and Amanda and Kelli are forced to stare down their inner demons to get to the root of what's really going on at the Aquinnah Cliffside Overlook Hotel.Will Amanda get her happily ever after? And can the Aquinnah Cliffside Overlook Hotel stay open, even after such a dramatic start?Dive into the sixteenth book of the Vineyard Sunset Series, where a vibrant cast of characters live out their dreams on Martha's Vineyard. This is the story of the Sheridan and Montgomery siblings, a heartwarming journey of friendship, loss, and love that will have you wanting the next book.

The Copperfield Artist Residency reopens for a spectacular season -- welcoming artists, musicians, and writers from all over the country for a summer that will change their lives forever.Ella Copperfield bit off more than she can chew this summer. There's the Nantucket Music Festival, the reopening of the artist residency, and her marriage to Will -- all in a matter of weeks.And then, Aurora Bills arrives to the residency and flips everyone's world upside down.Aurora is thirty-five years old, relatively homeless, and immensely talented. For years, she was the single caregiver for her mother, who suffered from schizophrenia up until her recent death. Now, Aurora is aimless and terrified of her mother's diagnosis -- one she's not sure she can escape.As Aurora dives into her music and painting at The Copperfield House, her mind plays horrible tricks on her, and she begins to think the Copperfield Family and the handsome fisherman who caught her eye are out to get her.But the Copperfield Family has seen their fair share of turmoil and heartache. As the summer season escalates, they rally around Aurora, offering assistance and love in a cruel and lonely world. Ella and Will have their happily ever after; and The Copperfield House is off to the races for a remarkable next era of artistic promise and hope.Dive into book seven of this women's fiction series set on the Island of Nantucket. It's a glorious world of beautiful beaches, frothing waves, cobblestone streets, and a beloved cast of characters. The series tells the story of the Copperfield Family, their return to Nantucket Island, and their healing after decades of pain and loneliness. Together, they can be better than ever before.

A hidden sea cottage on the beach. Two secret affairs. And motherly love that transcends time and space -- no matter what.Aria Baldwin did the unthinkable: she ran away from her family's money, dropped out of college, and moved to Martha's Vineyard. She's lost, frightened, and unsure of herself -- but she's also falling head-over-heels with Cole Steel, whom she met onboard a sailboat in the Caribbean.Upon her arrival to Martha's Vineyard, Aria receives a mysterious letter with a newspaper clipping from over thirty years ago, which leaves Aria with numerous questions about her mother's past. To Aria, her mother has never been more than her father's puppet -- but she's beginning to think she doesn't have the whole story.Like Aria, Carmella never thought her mother cared for her at all. But when Elsa gives Carmella one of their mother's diaries, Carmella learns about her mother's sordid affair -- one that very nearly split up their family immediately after Carmella's birth.As Aria and Carmella fight to learn more about their mothers' pasts, they find themselves overwhelmed with compassion for the women who've come before them and the choices they were forced to make to survive.Dive into book eleven of The Katama Bay Series, a heartwarming journey of motherly and sisterly love, healing, and promise for better days, all on the island of Martha's Vineyard, with its gorgeous ocean views, its endless summer days, and its bubbly cast of islanders.

Fifty years ago, a Nantucket father made an irreparable mistake that altered the course of many people's lives. But now, his daughter has returned to the island -- and she's ready to face the past.Eloise's father kicked her out at sixteen. She had nothing -- no love, no happiness, no safety -- for years, until she married and moved to Indiana with a man named Liam. There, they had an at-times strained marriage, praying for children who never came. Three years ago, Liam passed away, and now, their farm has burned down, leaving Eloise with nothing, all over again -- just like when she was sixteen.Julia's daughter, Anna, lives in Seattle, where she works as a travel writer. When she goes to Orcas Island on a writing assignment, her boyfriend, Dean, surprises her there with a question that's bound to change their lives. But a freak accident on Orcas Island destroys Anna's sense of self -- and she's forced to return to Nantucket Island to seek comfort at The Copperfield House.On her way to Nantucket, Anna strikes up an unlikely friendship with Eloise, who just happens to be heading back to Nantucket, as well. On the road trip of a lifetime, they swap stories about their past and build a beautiful friendship for the ages.What awaits them in Nantucket will change both of their lives forever.Dive into book six of this women's fiction series set on the Island of Nantucket. It's a glorious world of beautiful beaches, frothing waves, cobblestone streets, and a beloved cast of characters. The series tells the story of the Copperfield Family, their return to Nantucket Island, and their healing after decades of pain and loneliness. Together, they can be better than ever before.

Maggie and Alyssa have an unbreakable sisterly bond. But when a chance encounter with an older woman named Heidi pushes them to take a huge emotional risk -- they're forced to ask themselves questions about the strength of their love and what they're willing to do to keep it alive.In New York City, life is not what it once was. Maggie's husband is cruel and manipulative, but when Alyssa demands answers, Maggie brushes it off. Now that the IVF treatments have worked and Maggie is pregnant, Maggie hardly notices the troubles in her marriage. Alyssa decides to step back and be happy for her sister, no matter what.But when Maggie suffers another miscarriage, Alyssa's heart breaks for her. All Maggie has ever wanted is to be a mother. This was her last chance.The Dog-Eared Corner is a gem of a bookstore in Martha's Vineyard. Heidi Withers' father opened it when she was just a girl and passed it on to her when he died, and it's been her pride and joy ever since.Now fifty-seven, things at the bookstore have begun to feel strange to Heidi -- but then again, everything has always felt strange to her. Since her son and sister abandoned her seven years ago, she's lived so much of her life alone, surrounded by books.But when a terrible diagnosis leaves her reeling, Heidi is forced to push aside her pride and look to the community of Martha's Vineyard for help. Miraculously, two beautiful sisters -- one heartbroken over her miscarriage, and the other trying her best to pick up the pieces -- enter her bookstore and become involved in the most monumental season of her life.When Heidi shares dark secrets from her past with Maggie and Alyssa, the girls decide to take a risk to make both Maggie's maternity dreams come true and bring Heidi's son back to the island. Neither story plays out how they plan.Dive into book ten of The Katama Bay Series, a heartwarming journey of motherly and sisterly love, healing, and promise for better days, all on the island of Martha's Vineyard, with its gorgeous ocean views, its endless summer days, and its bubbly cast of islanders.

BOLD: After a season of loss, the Montgomery Family opens their hearts to a springtime of change.Last autumn, Laura's death shocked the Montgomery Family to the core.Laura's daughter, Isabella, is crippled with sorrow and turns to Laura's diaries for comfort. What she finds there- a dramatic story that unfolds between the autumn of 1995 and spring of 1996, intrigues her. Laura never mentioned her old employer, Franklin Butler, nor the fact that, when Laura learned of his criminal activity, he threatened her to be silent. Why did Laura never mention any of this?Meanwhile, Laura's husband, Steve, has just re-opened his auto repair shop with the hope that a bit of hard work will distract him from his broken heart. In truth, he can't get over how unfair it all is. Laura was his life- she was his love. She deserved to live as long as he did, so they could watch their grandchildren grow up together.The island of Martha's Vineyard soon finds itself in the midst of a very strange event. A young woman has gone missing, and a private detective named Rina comes to the island to search for her. A chance encounter with Steve leads Rina to a world of discovery. Once she takes a peek in Laura's old diaries, she just might find out where the missing woman disappeared to- and ultimately save her life.Dive into the fifteenth book of the Vineyard Sunset Series, where a vibrant cast of characters live out their dreams on Martha's Vineyard. This is the story of the Sheridan and Montgomery siblings, a heartwarming journey of friendship, loss, and love that will have you wanting the next book.

Quentin Copperfield never thought it would come to this. He had everything. Where did he go wrong?Quentin's at the top of his game. He's the nightly news anchor for the biggest broadcast company in the United States. On top of that, he has three beautiful children and a wonderful wife, Catherine. What more could he want?But life isn't done with him yet. Out of the blue, his wife is diagnosed with cancer, and Quentin finds himself reeling. With Catherine so sick, his career no longer matters to him, and his father's invitation to Nantucket is looking more and more appealing. Maybe he should take his family out of the city for a while. Maybe he should make up for all the time he gave to his career instead of his family.Meanwhile, Quentin's oldest daughter, Scarlet, is in the midst of her own upheaval. For years, she and her father have fought about Scarlet's boyfriend, a filmmaker she lives with in Brooklyn. These days, Scarlet and Quentin hardly speak.Unfortunately, when all of Scarlet's belongings are stolen, she suspects her boyfriend's the criminal. Is it possible Quentin was right about him all this time?As Quentin and Scarlet help Catherine fight against cancer, father and daughter must set aside their differences. It just so happens that the Island of Nantucket is the perfect backdrop for this reunion. On top of that, Quentin just might have the resources to ensure Scarlet's boyfriend pays for the crimes he's committed.Dive into book five of this women's fiction series set on the Island of Nantucket. It's a glorious world of beautiful beaches, frothing waves, cobblestone streets, and a beloved cast of characters. The series tells the story of the Copperfield Family, their return to Nantucket Island, and their healing after decades of pain and loneliness. Together, they can be better than ever before.

A mysterious woman comes to Mackinac Island with secrets of her own- and seeks refuge in the love and kindness of the Swartz Family. But can they trust her?Alex Swartz has always been the black sheep of the family. For years, he's kept to himself, operating the bed and breakfasts across Mackinac Island, and never daring to dream of happiness, love, or family of his own. All that changes one late night at the Willow Bed and Breakfast, when the beautiful and secretive Lily arrives with two young boys. Over the next few weeks, Alex finds himself falling in love with Lily and caring for her children. Finally, he's needed. His heart grows twice its size.Unfortunately, Lily isn't truthful about who she really is.Meanwhile, Emma Swartz is very pregnant with her first child. When her water breaks too early, her plans to have the baby off the island are thwarted. Alex's new friend, Lily, is a midwife, and Lily soon steps in to save the day. For a little while, everyone is relieved.But Lily's "chance" arrival on Mackinac Island isn't so coincidental. Emma's pregnancy and Lily's lies are very connected, so much so that, once the baby comes, they both must face past trauma and fight for better futures for their children.Can Alex really trust Lily? Can Lily put back together the pieces of her shattered life? And can Emma find peace after a year of changes?Dive in for book six of Secrets of Mackinac Island, that gem of an island between the southern and northern peninsulas of Michigan, where secrets have been kept for the previous forty years.

It's New Year's Eve in Bar Harbor -- and the Harvey Sisters open their arms to another year of possibilities, heartache, and hope.Kim celebrates the holidays with the Harvey Sisters. At seventy years old, she's no less wild and adventurous than she was in her twenties. In her mind, she will never get old. Everything changes on a beautiful New Year's afternoon, when she gets on her snowmobile to ride home like always -- but is run off the road and into a tree.Everything in Kim's world goes dark. For a full month, she's trapped in a coma.When Kim wakes up, she can't walk or talk. She is lost, afraid, and completely unlike her former self -- and unsure if she will ever find herself again.Meanwhile, Heather's daughter, Kristine, moves to Bar Harbor after a particularly painful breakup and the loss of her business career. With nothing to do all day and nowhere to put her anxious mind, she seeks refuge in helping Kim around the house -- where she learns that she and seventy-year-old Kim have a whole lot more in common than she thought.Day after day, Kim and Kristine fight to rebuild their lives after turmoil -- with a whole lot of brownies, tea, romantic comedies, and good conversation along the way. Kim faces months of physical therapy and relearning how to walk, while Kristine asks herself questions about where she wants her life to go, who she wants to fall in love with, and what kind of person she wants to be.As the frigid Bar Harbor winter melts around them and blossoms into spring, both Kim and Kristine learn to love again. Kim's health rebounds, and Kristine makes a decision that will alter her life forever.Join us for book seven of the Mount Desert Island series, an unfolding family drama of heartache, longing, and secrets on a beautiful island off the coast of Maine.

Elise's time on Mackinac Island has only just begun.What started as a brief trek to the gorgeous Michigan island has forced Elise into a wild arena of family secrets, broken promises, and now--to her surprise--disaster.Wayne, the handsome stranger who works at the coffee shop soon proves to be her only friend as she digs in her heels, determined to meet her father and make peace with the family she never knew she had.Elise digs deeper into the island's tremendous history and discovers a glorious world of powerful friendships and family ties. Her mother's involvement becomes increasingly clear ... and heartbreaking.The coffee shop owner, Wayne, has a number of secrets of his own. Every day, he struggles from the trauma of a horrible tragedy, one that connects him to the Swartz family in more ways than one.Out of the blue, a younger member of the Swartz family arrives back to Mackinac Island after three years away. He brings a reminder of the pain he caused in his absence, along with a promise of change and hope.Can Elise mend ties with her long-lost family?Will Wayne ever find peace after such sorrow?And can the Swartz family unite and become stronger than ever before?Dive in for a trek of a lifetime: from the glittering sands of Los Angeles, all the way to that gem of an island between the southern and northern peninsulas of Michigan, Mackinac Island, where secrets have been kept for the previous forty years.

Elise's life as she knows it is over. Her husband of twenty years had an affair; her children have left the nest; and she hasn't managed to sell a screenplay in almost ten years. Now, one of the people she loved most in the world--her mother--is dead."Heartbroken" doesn't even cover it. She's never been more lost in her life.Elise and her mother had always lived in Los Angeles. Her mother was an actress and a single mother, who never revealed who Elise's father was.Now, Elise finds a secret diary within her mother's things--one that reveals a portion of her mother's life that Elise never knew about.In the late '70s, her mother worked as the personal assistant to acclaimed actress, Jane Seymour. And during this time, she journeyed to the glorious Michigan-based Mackinac Island, for the film, Somewhere in Time.While there, Elise's mother met a man who changed her life forever. He must be Elise's father. And Elise is determined to find out.Now, Elise must decide what to do next. How will she grapple with her mother's death? And could a trip to Mackinac Island change her life, like it did her mother's?She thought all the adventure in her life was over. She thought she would never find happiness again.But she's beginning to think the adventure has only just begun.Dive in for a trek of a lifetime: from the glittering sands of Los Angeles, all the way to that gem of an island between the southern and northern peninsulas of Michigan, Mackinac Island, where secrets have been kept for the previous forty years.

A Martha's Vineyard widow hasn't known happiness in a long, long time. Death has surrounded her. And hope has long-since left the building. What happens next is beyond her wildest dreams.Elsa Remington Steel pledged to love one man, for the rest of her life. Aiden was a bright light, a wild personality, a beautiful soul -- her husband and the father of her three wonderful children.Two years before, when they learned of his diagnosis, Elsa felt his death coming like a storm.After all, her brother had died at age ten, her mother had died when she was sixteen, and her father's health was on the decline. In Elsa's eyes, her world quickly fell apart. It was just expected.Now, her father is dead, her husband has been gone for over a year -- but Elsa finds herself in the midst of beautiful renewal. She's just met her stepsister, Janine, who's pushed them to re-open the Katama Bay Wellness Lodge and Retreat Center, and Elsa has rediscovered love for her work, alongside her stepmother and dear friend, Nancy.But secrets from the past threaten to drag her and her sister, Carmella, back into the darkness.Can Elsa build love and life and beauty for herself again, after so much loss? Can she find a way to heal?

The Harvey Sisters celebrate their first Christmas in Bar Harbor. Love, joy, and companionship await after a year of heartache and mystery-- and the eldest sister, Casey Harvey Griffin, is unprepared for what the holiday has in store for her.Casey has always been the hot-headed sister-- the passionate one, the go-getter, the one who took the lead when everything else fell apart. She was there when Nicole's life exploded and there when Heather lost everything. She's always been there to carry the weight of other people's problems. Her own problems? She's shoved those under the carpet, saying, as always, "Everything is fine." It's always been her way.In truth, Casey's marriage has disintegrated year-after-year, as Grant took projects further and further away from his family and abandoned what they built. Casey's career took a hiatus when her hot-headedness caused a horrible fight at her architecture firm in Portland. For a long time, she had absolutely nothing except her sisters -- and then, as quick as a snap of the fingers, both of her sisters abandoned her for Bar Harbor, a place they always swore they'd never return to.Now, she's been in Bar Harbor for months, pretending her marriage isn't falling apart, finding new happiness and new hope in a place her mother, Jane, left behind long ago.Christmas has a number of mysteries up it sleeves. Casey never imagined life had any twists or turns left for her. But with enough creativity, love, and the support of family-- Casey might just have the Christmas of her dreams.Dive into this new women's fiction series, Mount Desert Island-- an unfolding family drama of heartache, longing and secrets on a beautiful island off the coast of Maine.For fans of Caroline Brown, Debbie Macomber, and Susan Mallory.

A mysterious stranger arrives at Martha's Vineyard. One of the family's own receives a life-altering diagnosis. This is a Christmas nobody at the Katama Lodge will ever forget.After the recent death of her father, Maggie aches to have a family of her own-- but soon learns that the world she so craved will not be hers so easily. While other women in their twenties get pregnant on the fly, she finds herself cursed with a body she no longer understands.But telling this health news to her loving husband or even her mother and sister makes her feel even less in control. She keeps this secret close to her heart and runs back to the Vineyard to grieve alone, pretending all is "just fine." Such is the way of Maggie Potter.Meanwhile, Vineyard-stranger Linda is a lonely and depressed woman of sixty-five. She arrives at the Katama Lodge and Wellness Spa without hope of ever resolving her previous issues, but soon stumbles into Maggie Potter, a young woman who blurts her secret sorrows in a way that makes Linda more comfortable with her own.Slowly, secrets between the two women unravel as Christmas grows nearer. Linda isn't exactly who she says she is -- and Maggie isn't ready to give up on her dreams just yet.Dive into book six of The Katama Bay Series -- a heartwarming journey of motherly and sisterly love, healing, and promise for better days, all on the island of Martha's Vineyard, with its gorgeous ocean views, its endless summer days, and its bubbly cast of islanders.For fans of Debbie Macomber, Robyn Carr and RaeAnn Thayne

Another Martha's Vineyard August burns out into a shimmery autumn, as the sisters face more family secrets, lost loves, and future questions.Olivia Hesson's great-aunt left her the dream of a lifetime -- an old-world mansion, which Olivia and her new boyfriend, Anthony, have transformed into an iconic boutique hotel called The Hesson House.The grand-opening in July was a tremendous success -- and Olivia is certain that, with the right mindset, she'll be able to balance the hotel, her teaching career at the high school, and her newly budding relationship with Anthony.But there are a number of questions, secrets, and struggles around the corner -- ones that just might make Olivia question every decision she's ever made.Of course, the other Sisters of Edgartown -- Jennifer, Amelia, Mila, and Camilla -- have her back through it all.Dive into book one of the Sisters of Edgartown: A heartwarming journey of friendship, loss, and love, and one that will make you fall in love with the Sisters of Edgartown and want the next book.For fans of Caroline Brown, Debbie Macomber, and Susan Mallory.

Amelia Taylor gave everything to her career. At forty-one, it's too late for love, for laughter, for children. At least, that's what she thinks.Amelia finds herself in the midst of chaos. Throughout the previous two decades, everyone from her family to her dearest friends has put complete trust in her. If anyone can do it, Amelia can. She's the perfect godmother (or, more like stand-in mother) to her niece and nephew; she's the perfect employee for Martha's Vineyard's business bureau; and she'll do anything for her sisters.But the second she loosens up and gives in to the allure of a one-night stand -- everything changes her life forever.And as though the cosmos themselves have a different story up their sleeves, her niece, Mandy, gets some surprising news of her own.But blessings come in strange packages. Amelia and the other Sisters of Edgartown know this better than most. As they grapple with divorce, new loves, constant changes, deaths, and new lives -- they know they'll continually have one another. It's a new season in their lives, and they'll embrace it like they've done everything else: with generosity, love, plenty of laughter, and hope.This is book three of the Sisters of Edgartown Series: a new women's fiction series that contains a heartwarming journey of friendship, loss, and love, and one that will make you fall in love with the people of Edgartown and want the next book.For fans of Pamela Kelley, Caroline Brown, and Debbie Macomber.

Martha's Vineyard's Sisters of Edgartown face their forties -- a decade of change, of heartache, of divorce, of illness, and of second-chances and love. Just as they've done everything else, they'll do this together. Side-by-side, till the end.Twenty-three years ago, Jennifer Connelly's twin sister, Michelle, died in a boating accident. She was the sixth Sister of Edgartown, the best-friendship-group that struck gold with one another at age four -- Jennifer, Michelle, Olivia, Mila, Camilla, and Amelia.The accident changed their lives forever, of course -- but it hit Jennifer particularly hard. Michelle had been so much of what Jennifer wasn't: wild and electric and untethered.Now, just weeks from her forty-first birthday, Jennifer faces another season of strife. In the previous year, her marriage ended; her son got engaged; and her father took to the bottle hard. Just when she throws herself totally into her social media business, she receives a call from Camilla, a nurse at the hospital: her mother has had a stroke.It seems likely her already-broken family has even more breaking to do.Her mother's recovery is a long one. Never one to give up, Jennifer throws herself into her mother's bakery, the Frosted Delights, as Christmas approaches. There's no way she'll let that third-generation bakery fall apart. Not when everything else is.But a handsome stranger may stand in the way of the business. He demands she leave the premises, as he bought the property months ago -- and has plans to tear it down to break ground on yet another hotel and event space.Jennifer and the other Sisters of Edgartown must pull together to fight for the Frosted Delights Bakery, for their families, and for the island of Martha's Vineyard itself. They've already lost so much. There's no way they'll let him take this.Dive into book one of the Sisters of Edgartown: A heartwarming journey of friendship, loss, and love, and one that will make you fall in love with the Sisters of Edgartown and want the next book.For fans of Pamela Kelley, Caroline Brown, and Debbie Macomber.

Martha's Vineyard's summer season is in full-swing -- glittering sands and bright blue waves and sweet, summertime romances. Even after forty, there's so much time for love, for life, for taking big chances. Mila knows she can't live with regret. Not after everything that happened.Nearly two years ago, Mila lost her dear husband, Peter. He was twenty years her senior and the love of her life -- and in his absence, she's struggled to pick up the pieces. She never imagined life without him. Now, she lives it every day.Her best friends -- Camilla, Olivia, Jennifer, and Amelia -- are there for her as much as they can, as she struggles through the last years of single-motherhood for her twin children, Zane and Isabelle, who are both eighteen.Mila owns her own esthetician salon, which features a whole cast of wonderful characters that Mila loves to bits-- women who turn the wheels of gossip on the island of Martha's Vineyard, day after day.This summer is one of growth for Mila. She watches her twins graduate from high school and enter new stages of their lives -- and Mila finds herself overwhelmed with new opportunities, handsome strangers, and proof that her life isn't even close to being over. Not yet.Dive into book one of the Sisters of Edgartown: A heartwarming journey of friendship, loss, and love, and one that will make you fall in love with the Sisters of Edgartown and want the next book.For fans of Caroline Brown, Debbie Macomber, and Susan Mallory.

The Sheridan-Montgomery clan gather together once more for Thanksgiving, a wedding-- and a rush of family secrets that leave their hearts and minds upended yet again.Veteran Andy is set to marry Beth but struggles in Beth's past, along with her young autistic son, Will, could darken what is meant to be a beautiful day of hope.Coming October 5th!Dive into this heartfelt women's fiction series by heading to Martha's Vineyard-- a backdrop of white sand and crystal blue waters that follow the stories of the Montgomery & Sheridan sisters. A heartwarming journey of friendship, loss, and love that will have you wanting the next book.

A widow turns to her sisters for comfort - only to discover, after all these years, she might not be blood-related at all.Heather Harvey Talbot is the youngest of the three Harvey sisters. She's a devoted wife, sensitive yet lively woman - who is the author of children's fantasy books and pours all of her love and life into her relationships with her husband, Max, and her two daughters, Kristine and Bella. But all that changes when Max, an oceanographer, disappears off the coastline, never to be seen again.Grief is an understatement. Heather's depression is unsurmountable.With her daughters both away at college, Heather retreats to Bar Harbor, where one of her sisters has taken up operation of the Acadia Eatery, which is attached to their inherited Keating Inn.But almost immediately after her arrival, Heather discovers old letters that indicate that Jane, the woman she thought was her mother, was never her mother at all. There's nobody else around to ask - her father and "mother" died years ago.In the wake of her torrential grief, Heather now finds herself sliced off from the sisters she once so loved, facing trauma she hadn't known existed.Will she discover the truth? And what will become of her relationship to the women she always called "sisters" if it's true she doesn't really belong?Dive into this new women's fiction series, Mount Desert Island - an unfolding family drama of heartache, longing and secrets on a beautiful island off the coast of Maine.

An injured army veteran. A near-fatal car accident. And a snow-capped Martha's Vineyard Christmas -- the kind that can mend any broken family.Andrew Montgomery is the black sheep of the Montgomery family.Seventeen years ago, Andy and his best friend, Kurt, took off for the army and planned to never look back. Once overseas, they realized the depths of their mistake. But once Kurt died in combat, Andy decided to turn his back on his past for good.Years later, Andrew is bound to the US again with an injury. A phone call a few weeks before Christmas changes everything and beckons him home.His father, Trevor Montgomery, has been involved in a horrible car accident. He might not make it.When Andrew returns to the island, he finds himself in the center of so many ghosts. His siblings are all in their late-thirties and forties. Their children have grown up, some of them with children of their own. Andrew has missed so much, and he also realizes just how alone he's been over the years. They still call him "Andy," but they no longer see their baby brother. They see an injured vet.And worse than that, Kurt's sister and Andrew's high school love, has lived so much of her life alone while raising a child with autism. Just one look in her eyes reminds Andrew of all the passion he once had for her. It isn't gone.As days pass, Andrew finds himself falling deeper into a world he once abandoned. He realizes just how much his siblings have needed him over the year -- especially when it comes to Kelli's verbally abusive husband and Charlotte's husband's death.As they count down the days before Christmas, Andrew falls for the life he once hated. He learns to fight for his family members. And he searches for the right words to say to a father that he very nearly lost.Can he find a way to mend his family, just as his cousins, the Sheridan sisters, have managed? Can he find love, even after so many years of darkness and pain?Join the Montgomery and Sheridan family over a snow-capped, heartfelt, and emotional December on Martha's Vineyard.

In 1943, a powerful hurricane ripped across Martha's Vineyard and destroyed the Historic Cliffside Hotel. Now, a broken, long-time realtor who has lived on the island her entire life sells the old acreage and building to a passionate developer -- and finds healing, love, and light along the way.Kelli Montgomery spent the previous twenty years in a loveless and abusive marriage. Last Christmas, after her brother, Andy, arrived home after decades away, she finally found the strength to leave her husband -- but as anyone who's ever been through such trauma knows, what happens next -- the healing process, the rebirth which is the hardest, and most grueling part of healing.Years ago, Kelli and her ex took over her parents' prosperous real estate business. Now that Mike has officially left the island, the work has fallen on Kelli's shoulders. Naturally, she is struggling -- even as the rest of the Montgomery and Sheridan families do their best to hold her upright and give her all the love and care in the world.A seasoned developer and his son have arrived on the island and have their eye on the Historic Cliffside Hotel, with dreams to build it back up into one of the most prosperous and beautiful resorts the island has seen since the '40s. Lucky for them -- Kelli and her parents still have the blueprints for the old hotel -- which means its previous beauty and allure can be restored.As Kelli falls deeper into the project, she finds herself lost in a daydream of hopes -- and ultimately healing the cracks in her soul.Of course, the Montgomery and Sheridan clan -- Steven, Andy, Claire, and Charlotte, and her cousins, Susan, Christine, and Lola Sheridan, along with Uncle Wes, and her father and mother, Trevor and Kerry -- have wild summertime stories and funny tales of their own. It's another summer on Martha's Vineyard and maybe Kelli's favorite in a long, long time.Dive into this new women's fiction series by heading to Martha's Vineyard-- a backdrop of white sand and crystal blue waters that follow the stories of the Montgomery - Sheridan clan. A heartwarming journey of friendship, loss, and love that will have you wanting the next book. For fans of Caroline Brown, Debbie Macomber, and Susan Mallory.

Deception in Bar Harbor is book two and will be releasing September 14th! Dive into this new women's fiction series, Mount Desert Island - an unfolding family drama of heartache, longing and secrets on a beautiful island off the coast of Maine.