First published 2025
Madison Taylor built her career as editor in chief of La Femme magazine after her father's fraud conviction destroyed their privileged life. She and her brother Lincoln have stayed away from their family ever since. Then their uncle dies and leaves them a marina at Smugglers Cove on the Navesink river. Madison expects valuable waterfront property but finds rotting docks, old gas pumps, and weathered clam boats. She wants to sell immediately. A dead body floating under their dock changes everything. The police turn the marina into a crime scene. Madison trades her designer clothes for work pants and flannel. She and Lincoln must navigate small town politics, eccentric locals, and old pirate stories. A treasure map surfaces, adding another layer to their troubles. The siblings learn about their new community while trying to solve a murder. They also rediscover each other after years of distance.
Genres: romance, suspense, mystery, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Navesink River, Smugglers Cove
289 pages · Kindle Edition · Kensington Books