Part of Lowcountry Tales, book 12
First published 2017
Adam Stanley and Eve Landers cross paths again on the Isle of Palms, a barrier island near Charleston. These former sweethearts now have different spouses. Eliza, Adam's wife, and Carl, Eve's husband, watch their partners reconnect with growing unease. Jealousy flares as the old flames catch up on their separate lives. Yet something unexpected happens. Eliza and Carl discover their own connection, striking up a friendship that carries hints of deeper attraction. The four adults begin meeting annually at Wild Dunes, the condominium complex where their chance encounter first occurred. Their bond deepens with each summer reunion. Financial ruin tests them. Family deaths shake them. Personal heartbreak threatens to pull them apart. Through decades of change, as their children mature and leave home, as their own bodies age, the four friends return to the same beach year after year. Their devotion sustains them through life's upheavals in Frank's celebration of enduring friendship.
Genres: fiction, romance, friendship, contemporary, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, second-chance
Setting: Charleston, Isle of Palms, Wild Dunes
Period: Decades
384 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow