Part of Cedar Cove, book 11
First published 2011
Bruce Peyton sits alone in his Cedar Cove house, writing a desperate letter to anyone who might help him find his pregnant wife Rachel. She walked out because she couldn't handle the tension with his thirteen-year-old daughter Jolene anymore. Jolene resents her stepmother and makes no secret of it. Rachel felt trapped between a jealous teenager and a husband who seemed unable to fix the situation. Now Bruce doesn't know where Rachel went. She's not staying with Teri Polgar or her other friends from the hair salon. Meanwhile, other Cedar Cove residents face their own struggles. Linc Wyse battles his father-in-law's attempts to destroy his business. The beloved Charlotte Rhodes shows troubling signs of memory loss, worrying her family and her husband Ben. Bruce knows these problems exist around town, but Rachel always kept better track of neighborhood news than he did. All Bruce wants is his wife back home where she belongs. The question remains whether he can bridge the gap between his daughter and his wife before it's too late.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Cedar Cove
366 pages · Paperback · Mira