First published 2014
Dabney Kimball Beech lives on Nantucket and has successfully paired 42 couples who remain together today. At 48, she possesses an uncanny talent for seeing romantic compatibility that others view as either mystical or intrusive. Her economist husband John and daughter Agnes question her methods, especially when Agnes becomes engaged to someone Dabney knows is wrong for her. Dabney's perfect record has one glaring exception: her own love life. Twenty-seven years ago, green-eyed Clendenin Hughes left the island to become a journalist, taking her heart with him. Now Clen returns to Nantucket, throwing Dabney into emotional chaos she hasn't felt in decades. She feels more alive than she has in years, yet more confused about her path forward. When tragedy enters her life, Dabney realizes time may be running short. She must confront the painful choices she made years ago and reveal long-held secrets to her family. Racing against time, Dabney channels her matchmaking abilities toward the people she loves most, determined to secure their happiness while grappling with her own second chance at love.
Genres: romance, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Nantucket
368 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company