BAREFOOT SEASON
Michelle Sanderson may appear to be a strong, independent woman, but on
the inside, she's still the wounded girl who fled home years ago. A
young army vet, Michelle returns to the quaint Blackberry Island Inn to
claim her inheritance and recover from the perils of war. Instead, she
finds the owner's suite occupied by the last person she wants to see.
Carly Williams and Michelle were once inseparable, until a shocking
betrayal destroyed their friendship. And now Carly is implicated in the
financial disaster lurking behind the inn's cheerful veneer. Single
mother Carly has weathered rumors, lies, and secrets for a lifetime and
is finally starting to move forward with love and life. But if the
Blackberry Island Inn goes under, Carly and her daughter will go with
it. To save their livelihoods, Carly and Michelle will undertake a
turbulent truce. It'll take more than a successful season to move beyond
their devastating past, but with a little luck and a beautiful summer,
they may just rediscover the friendship of a lifetime.
THREE SISTERS
After Andi Gordon is jilted at the altar, she makes the most impetuous
decision of her life--buying one of the famed Three Sisters Queen Anne
houses on Blackberry Island. Now the proud-ish owner of the ugly
duckling of the trio, she plans to open her own pediatric office on the
first floor, just as soon as her hunky contractor completes the work.
Andi's new future may be coming together, but the truth is she's just as
badly in need of a major renovation as her house. When Deanna Phillips
confronts her husband about a suspected affair, she opens up a Pandora's
box of unhappiness. And he claims that she is the problem. The terrible
thing is, he's right. In her quest to be the perfect woman, she's lost
herself, and she's in danger of losing her entire family if things don't
change. Next door, artist Boston King thought she and her college
sweetheart would be married forever. Their passion for one other has
always seemed indestructible. But after tragedy tears them apart, she's
not so sure. Now it's time for them to move forward, with or without one
another. Thrown together by fate and geography, and bound by the
strongest of friendships, these three women will discover what they're
really made of: laughter, tears, love and all.
EVENING STARS
Nina Wentworth has made a career out of being a caretaker. More "Mom"
than their mother ever was, she sacrificed medical school--and her first
love--so her sister could break free. Which is why she isn't exactly
thrilled to see Averil back on Blackberry Island, especially when Nina's
life has suddenly become...complicated. Nina unexpectedly finds herself
juggling two men--her high school sweetheart and a younger maverick
pilot who also wants to claim her heart. But as fun as all this romance
is, Nina has real life to deal with. Averil doesn't seem to want the
great guy she's married to, and doesn't seem to be making headway
writing her first book; their mom is living life just as recklessly as
she always has; and Nina's starting to realize that the control she once
had is slipping out of her fingers. Her hopes of getting off the island
seem to be stretching further away...until her mother makes a discovery
that could change everything forever. Will Averil stay? Will Nina leave?
And what about the men who claim to love them? Does love heal, or will
finding their happy ending mean giving up all they've ever wanted?
