by JoAnn Ross
First published 2012
Clara Templeton comes back to Shelter Bay, Oregon, carrying the weight of a failed marriage and uncertain future. The small coastal town where she grew up now feels both familiar and foreign. She takes over her grandmother's cottage near Moonshell Beach, hoping the ocean air will help her find direction. But returning home means facing memories she left behind and people who knew her before everything went wrong. When she encounters Sax Douchett, a former Navy SEAL now working as the town sheriff, old feelings resurface alongside new complications. Clara must decide whether to play it safe or risk opening her heart again. The rhythms of small town life and the constant presence of the sea force her to confront what she really wants from the next chapter of her life.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: second-chance, small-town
Setting: Shelter Bay, Moonshell Beach, Oregon
Period: contemporary
433 pages · Hardcover · Thorndike Press