Sunshine

An old bed and breakfast by the beach and a restaurant that was burned to the ground give Gwen an opportunity to start afresh after divorce. Emily and Aaron are dating, and she's finally figured out which direction to take her life. She's studying at university for the first time, and she's moved out of Joanna's house and into a dorm room. But independence is harder than she imagined it would be. Joanna learns that an empty house can be lonely. But a friendly neighbor might be just what the doctor ordered, to help fight off the blues. And a new project will give her the boost she needs to keep moving forward. Then she welcomes an unexpected guest into her life who will shake everything up in the most delightful way. Gwen is learning to cope with her marriage breakdown and the string of girlfriends her estranged husband brings into his life. She's navigating their messy divorce while enjoying her new beachside lifestyle as a single woman. When she spies a rundown old inn for sale, attached to the restaurant that Joanna and her husband used to own, it gives her an idea. Debbie is doing her best to bring more balance into her life, after decades of being a workaholic. She wants to heal her marriage, and she's found that a part-time schedule with less stress, works best. That is until a disaster at the office throws more work than she can manage her way, and she finds herself back on the corporate hamster wheel instead of winding down towards retirement. If she's not careful, the entire business, everything she's spent her life building, may come crashing down around her. The ladies wrote a cookbook, and now it's published and is doing well, but the publisher seems intent on only highlighting Joanna's contributions, which causes some tension between the friends. Can their decades together help them work through the conflict, or will they be torn apart over their fifteen minutes of fame?

When Beth Prince was thirteen years old, she met a boy on New Year's Eve at Sunshine Beach. They talked all night, and when the sun rose, they vowed that they'd meet back at the same place in fifteen years. That summer with Damien was the best of her life. Now, she's back in Sunshine, fifteen years later, and the New Year is fast approaching. After a breakup and a job loss, Beth moves home to stay with her newly divorced mother and take stock of her life. She can't help wondering if Damien will come to the New Year's Eve festival on Sunshine Beach again. Gwen recently opened the most successful boutique inn and bistro on the island. When a mystery couple comes to stay, tragedy strikes and brings with it an opportunity for a surprising friendship. Debbie has begun a new phase of her life as a retiree after having been a workaholic her entire adult life. One day, she notices her neighbor acting suspiciously. She's certain he's done something diabolical with his wife. Everyone tells her to leave it alone, but she is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery. Joanna's granddaughter has brought a baby into the house, and the two of them will have to learn how to cope with this new addition. Will they be able to agree on Eva's future, or will the conflict pull them apart? The Summer Pact is a sweet and heartwarming beach listen from a bestselling women's fiction author.

Four women. One monthly potluck brunch. And the friendships that become family. Lifelong friends Joanna, Debbie, and Gwen grew up on Bribie Island together in the quaint little hamlet of Sunshine. Now that they're on the cusp of retirement, they hold a regular potluck brunch to catch up. Joanna is a retired chef who married a restauranteur in her twenties. Now, as a sixty-year-old widow, she finds it hard to leave the house. The world is so big and overwhelming at times, so she decides to hire a full-time live-in carer, Emily Miller, to help her navigate it. She pays the bills by writing cookbooks and spends her days testing out recipes with Emily pitching in. Debbie is a glamorous sixty and can't bring herself to fully retire. The successful law firm she spent her life building requires her constant attention, and she struggles to pull herself away to embrace a more relaxed pace of life with her friends in Sunshine. Her husband is a workaholic as well, and the two of them never had children. They hardly see each other most weeks, and she's beginning to wonder if he's intentionally isolating himself. Gwen was a stay-at-home mother for over two decades, but now her husband and children act entitled and spoiled. They don't have the kind of respect for her she'd hoped. When her husband's dirty laundry comes home smelling of a perfume she doesn't recognize, she worries her perfectly manicured life may well fall apart. Joanna's grandson, Aaron, moves back to the island, looking for a place to live. She lets him stay with her until he gets on his feet. But that forces Emily to face the boy who ghosted her after high school graduation. Aaron Gilston was her brother's best friend, the high school bad boy, and captain of the hockey team. Her first childhood crush stole her first kiss and then broke her heart. Now, he's back in town, living in the bedroom beside hers. From the USA Today bestselling author of The Waratah Inn series, with over one million books sold, comes a captivating new beach book. The Sunshine Potluck Society is a feel-good, small-town story.