Dune Island

When her estranged aunt Dahlia dies, single mother Lily Lindgren is surprised to inherit the family home and cranberry farm. Returning to Dune Island for the first time since Dahlia admitted to a terrible betrayal that shattered Lily's trust in her family, she's ready to sell up and finally create a stable future for her little boy. But her high-school crush and farm manager Jake Benson is determined to stop Lily's plan... After helping Dahlia turn part of the house into a local produce store, Jake shared her dream of making the cranberry farm a community hub for the island. His stories about Dahlia and how much she had missed Lily all these years make Lily question if she was wrong to never forgive her aunt. And when Jake joins her on long walks over the sand dunes, there's an undeniable spark...could a move to Dune Island be the key to her and her son's happiness? But then, clearing out Dahlia's bedroom, Lily finds an old picture of Dahlia that stops her in her tracks. Just when she was making peace with Dahlia's memory and learning to trust again, Lily's heart is shattered to find she was keeping another secret. Can Lily trust Jake to tell her the painful truth, or will she run from Dune Island again for good?

The long, tarnished chain and heart-shaped pendant are heavy in Paige's hand. Carefully prying it open she can just make out the tiny engraving inside. What she reads will change everything she ever believed about her great-aunt Violet, and their family history... When newly single and heartbroken Paige inherits an isolated cottage facing out to the wild sea on Dune Island from her great-aunt Violet, she is shocked. Paige never even met Violet, and she's heard family stories about how a terrible incident involving the wealthy neighboring Hathaway family during World War Two led Violet to withdraw from everyone. But why would Violet leave everything to her? Determined to clear out the cottage and sell it as quickly as possible, when Paige bumps into Seth Hathaway as he walks back from the beach, at first, she's guarded. But Seth's easy smile makes her think that maybe the Hathaways can be trusted after all... Then Paige finds an old envelope containing her aunt's only piece of jewelry. The romantic message inscribed inside brings tears to her eyes, and Seth shows her how the initials match those carved with a heart into an ancient beech tree on her aunt's property. Did Violet live her whole life yearning for the person who gave her the locket? As Paige and Seth grow closer, she starts to wonder if she could find happiness right here on Dune Island. And if Paige discovers the identity of Violet's lost love, can she finally clear her aunt's name, or in this tight-knit island community, should some secrets be left in the past forever? Fans of Mary Ellen Taylor, Carolyn Brown and Barbara O'Neal will adore this absolutely stunning, and addictive read about the sacrifices people make to be with the ones they love, and how bringing family secrets into the light can change everything.