by Nora Roberts
First published 2013
Eli Landon retreats to his family's ancestral home on Whiskey Beach after enduring a year of murder accusations and police investigations following his wife's death. The Boston lawyer finds temporary peace at Bluff House, where his grandmother lived before her recent fall sent her to the hospital. Abra Walsh keeps the house running. She works as housekeeper, yoga instructor, jewelry maker, and massage therapist around Whiskey Beach. Abra helps Eli rebuild his shattered life and fight to clear his name. As their relationship deepens, they discover that someone wants to destroy Eli completely. This enemy will use any means necessary to claim whatever rewards await. The threat connects to secrets that Bluff House has protected for over three centuries above Whiskey Beach. Eli and Abra must untangle themselves from a web of danger that spans generations while navigating their growing feelings for each other.
Genres: romance, suspense, mystery-thriller, contemporary-romance
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Whiskey Beach, Bluff House, Boston
Period: contemporary
484 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Content warnings: death, murder