Part of Lowcountry Tales, book 13
First published 2019
A woman carries deep wounds from her past as she arrives on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, searching for a fresh start. She discovers beekeeping and finds herself drawn to the rhythms of tending her hives. The work gives her hands purpose and her heart a chance to heal. As she learns to care for the bees, she slowly begins caring for herself again. A new friendship enters her world, then deepens into something that frightens and thrills her. She must decide whether to risk opening herself to love after everything she has lost. The woman who came to the island broken starts to understand that healing requires both solitude and connection. Frank crafts a story where personal transformation happens through small daily acts of courage and the discovery that sweetness can return to life.
Genres: fiction, contemporary, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
414 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow