First published 2018
Annie Marlow arrives in Oceanside broken by tragedy. She returns to this Pacific Northwest coastal town where her family once vacationed, hoping to find peace. Annie rents a cottage by the sea and begins meeting the locals who will change her life. Keaton is a painter with a big heart who helps repair her cottage. Mellie is her prickly, reclusive landlord whom Annie works to befriend. Britt is a teenager hiding a dark secret. As Annie grows closer to gentle Keaton, his quiet nature soothes her grief. But new events threaten the calm life she has built. When a major opportunity presents itself, Annie must choose between an exciting new path to success and the secure haven she has found with Keaton and this seaside community. Through helping others heal from their own pain, Annie discovers how to mend what tragedy has broken within herself.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Oceanside, Pacific Northwest
352 pages · Hardcover · Ballantine Books