First published 2016
Riley Griggs waits at the ferry dock on Belle Isle, North Carolina for her husband to arrive for another weekend. Instead, a process server hands her divorce papers and her husband never shows up. Riley expected a season of relaxation with friends and family on the idyllic island where some residents stay all summer while others visit only on weekends. The tension between year round locals and weekend visitors creates friction, but Riley faces bigger problems now. She reaches out to her island circle for help, only to discover each friend harbors secrets of their own. As Riley digs deeper into the mystery of her missing husband, the investigation takes a deadly turn. She must uncover the truth about Belle Island's hidden secrets, confront how little she may actually know about her spouse, and navigate a summer that will transform her life forever.
Genres: romance, mystery, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: secrets, summer-romance
Setting: Belle Island, North Carolina
Period: contemporary
464 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press