by Sunny Hostin
First published 2023
Olivia Jones has built an impressive career in finance, but success cannot fill the emptiness left by loss and betrayal. When Omar, the surrogate father who raised her and her two godsisters, dies under circumstances that feel like betrayal, Olivia faces questions about her past that she can no longer ignore. Her biological father, a police officer, died when she was young. Her mother disappeared from her life entirely. Seeking answers and escape from New York City, Olivia purchases a home in SANS, the exclusive African American community within Sag Harbor that few outsiders know exists. In this hidden enclave of Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest, and Nineveh, she begins building new connections. She befriends Addy, a part-time sommelier with wealth, Kara, an art curator with big ambitions, and Whitney, married to a former basketball star. An older gentleman named Mr. Whittingham also draws her attention, though he carries his own burdens. As summer unfolds, Olivia's investigation into her family's secret history forces her to confront who she really is and what truly matters.
Genres: fiction, african-american, mystery, contemporary, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, self-discovery
Setting: Azurest, Nineveh, Sag Harbor, Sag Harbor Hills, SANS
Period: Summer
416 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow