by Sunny Hostin
First published 2024
Olivia Jones stands at the center of Highland Beach, Maryland, where her family's legacy stretches back generations in America's oldest historically Black beach community. The waterfront enclave along the Chesapeake Bay holds just one hundred private homes, but Olivia's inheritance brings complications she never expected. Her aunt's mysterious death casts shadows over the property. Her grandmother wields iron control, ready to destroy anyone who threatens her son's political ambitions. Her father suddenly wants to repair the family bonds he severed years ago. Olivia has built a satisfying life in Sag Harbor, surrounded by caring neighbors and a man who brings her joy. Now she must choose between returning to that established happiness or staying to claim her birthright in Highland Beach. The decision will determine whether she finally gains the family home she has always wanted or loses everything she has already found.
Genres: fiction, romance, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama, african-american-historical-fiction
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, found-family, second-chance
Setting: Chesapeake Bay, Highland Beach, Maryland, Sag Harbor
Period: 21st-century
480 pages · Paperback · William Morrow Large Print