Vineyard Sunset

A divorced criminal lawyer. Her first love. The island she abandoned for a better life over twenty years ago. Susan Sheridan knows Martha's Vineyard like the back of her hand. She grew up there as the eldest of the three Sheridan Sisters, their father the longtime owner of the Sunrise Cove Inn in Oak Bluffs. The Inn, the water, the sun all spun with laughter, and love, with the most important people-her family and friends. It was her glittering, perfect life-until it wasn't. Tragedy struck over twenty years ago, and Susan has hardly said a word to her sisters or her father or anyone else she ever loved. Not until now. Her father and Sunrise Cove Inn are both falling apart, just like Susan's life. Her husband left her for the secretary at their shared law firm, and her children have their separate lives. And she's keeping her own secrets. Now it's time to go back to the island she once loved so much. Time to face the horrors and secrets of her past, everything she's tucked away since she left the Vineyard and started a family of her own. But as she digs deeper into the dark psyche of her past, she digs up old truths, lost loves, and regrets-all with the once-familiar backdrop of this gorgeous island. The Vineyard has been waiting for her. But can she handle what she finds there? Can she forgive and never again regret?

A summer the Sheridan Sisters will never forget. Christine Sheridan is the middle sister of the Sheridan clan: lost between her older sister, Susan, a successful criminal lawyer and her whip-smart little sister, Lola. After twenty years apart, they have just learned the secret their dead mother kept from them. But now, Christine returns to New York City, to her boyfriend Frank, to a life she once loved. But the prestigious restaurant they own is no more, and Christine is left once again without solid ground.At forty-one, unable to have children, and with nowhere to go-she knows only to return home to the Vineyard and her family.Martha's Vineyard is in full summer bloom. After over twenty years away, Christine falls in love again with the water, with boating, the people, and with carefree days that meander and pop with bright conversations and long afternoon swims through crystal waters. Unfortunately, her high school rival, the ever-handsome Zach Walters, seems to lurk everywhere she goes-even offering her a pastry chef position at the Sunrise Inn Bistro. Almost reluctantly, she takes it-and soon becomes the most championed pastry chef on the island. Zach doesn't seem so bad, either, although he does seem to harbor his own secrets.Still, the Sheridan clan is never far from heartbreak. As the Sheridan sisters grow closer, their father loses even more of his memory; their mother's real killer remains on the loose, as does Scott's brother, who stole an obscene amount of money from the Sunrise Cove Inn. Secrets swirl through the family-and drama escalates when Lola's daughter, Audrey, calls with shocking news that sends ripples through the entire Sheridan family.

Unanswered questions. A sailing adventure gone wrong. The Sheridan sisters face the end of the season that changed their lives forever. Lola Sheridan is the youngest Sheridan sister: a whip-smart journalist with a flair for the dramatic. As her older sisters settle into new lives on the Vineyard, Lola demands more out of the summer season with a fantastical sailing expedition up from the Florida Keys to Martha's Vineyard. The sailor who takes her? The mysterious, dark-eyed loner, Tommy Gasbarro-the ex-stepson of the Sheridan sisters' greatest enemy. He represents so much of what went wrong in Lola's life-and knows secrets about her mother that she was never allowed to learn. Susan continues on with her chemotherapy, and her illness remains on the forefront of the sisters' minds. Wes Sheridan grapples with his dementia, as Christine continues to find new ways to push beyond her traditional gloomy behavior. All the while, Lola's only daughter, the nineteen-year-old Audrey, inches through her pregnancy, and comprehends the depths of her mistake and what second-chances are really all about. August on Martha's Vineyard is a last grasp at the beauty of summer. As the tourist season comes to a close, the Sheridan sisters find opportunity for rest, for renewal, for strength, and for acceptance. Surrounded by crystal blue waters and white sandy beaches, they turn inward-toward one another and the memories they've kept within them for many years-to find peace, to be better lovers, to accept what came before, and build something new for the future. If this season has taught them anything, it's that together, anything is possible.

A Martha's Vineyard fisherman's widow gets a second chance at love over a snow-capped Thanksgiving weekend. Charlotte Montgomery Hamner wakes up every morning to the same thoughts. Jason died. Jason isn't coming back. Rachel and I must go through this alone. Since Jason drowned over a year and a half ago, Charlotte has struggled moving forward. She owns a popular wedding planning and events business and throws some of the most expensive and intricately-coordinated weddings, occasionally featuring celebrities, and always with her fourteen-year-old daughter's help. But her devastation is so complete that sometimes she struggles to get out of bed in the morning.As Thanksgiving approaches, a celebrity asks Charlotte to plan a gorgeous, multi-million-dollar wedding on Martha's Vineyard-the kind of event that would put her on the next tier of wedding planning and get her featured in some of the top wedding magazines around the country. With much of her normal staff off the island for the winter, Charlotte must ask her cousins, the Sheridan sisters, as well as her sister, Claire, for help to throw this unforgettable wedding.And somewhere between Thursday's Thanksgiving dinner and the cake-cutting Saturday night, she just might find a love to call her own.

An injured army veteran. A near-fatal car accident. And a snow-capped Martha's Vineyard Christmas-the kind that can mend any broken family. Andrew Montgomery is the black sheep of the Montgomery family. Seventeen years ago, Andy and his best friend, Kurt, took off for the army and planned to never look back. Once overseas, they realized the depths of their mistake. But once Kurt died in combat, Andy decided to turn his back on his past for good. Years later, Andrew is bound to the US again with an injury. A phone call a few weeks before Christmas changes everything and beckons him home. His father, Trevor Montgomery, has been involved in a horrible car accident. He might not make it. When Andrew returns to the island, he finds himself in the center of so many ghosts. His siblings are all in their late-thirties and forties. Their children have grown up, some of them with children of their own. Andrew has missed so much, and he also realizes just how alone he's been over the years. They still call him "Andy," but they no longer see their baby brother-they see an injured vet. And worse than that, Kurt's sister and Andrew's high school love, has lived so much of her life alone while raising a child with autism. Just one look in her eyes reminds Andrew of all the passion he once had for her. It isn't gone. As days pass, Andrew finds himself falling deeper into a world he once abandoned. He realizes just how much his siblings have needed him over the year-especially when it comes to Kelli's verbally abusive husband and Charlotte's husband's death. As they count down the days before Christmas, Andrew falls for the life he once hated. He learns to fight for his family members. And he searches for the right words to say to a father that he very nearly lost.

A dream wedding with an unexpected twist takes Susan Sheridan and Amanda on a wild rollercoaster of emotions-one that brings them closer than ever as mother and daughter. If there's anything Susan Sheridan understands, it's that things don't always go as planned.From her divorce, to her move from Newark, to her cancer diagnosis, finally to Scott popping the question at the Sunrise Cove Inn's New Year's Party in front of all her closest family and friends.She never thought she'd find her way back to a love like this.Amanda prepares herself for the ride of her life as she plans a dream-wedding to Chris, a man she's loved desperately for years.But there's something off about him. Something that rears its ugly head as the January wedding date rolls near. Something that proves to Amanda what her mother has already learned-things don't always go as planned.Join Amanda, Susan, Lola, Christine, and Audrey as they move forward in life, in love, in family, and in friendship. Nothing is ever as it seems or as they planned. But maybe that's never a bad thing. It's just how time goes on the Vineyard.

Christine Sheridan faces the life she never knew she wanted: one of motherhood, companionship, and everlasting love on Martha's Vineyard. She just never imagined there'd be such heartache along the way. Audrey gives birth at the end of February. Although she's young, healthy, one of the most vibrant people on the Vineyard, the birth is a troubling one-and the baby's health is cast into doubt. This adds even more stress to an already stressful situation. After all: Christine planned to help Audrey raise her baby, to allow her to return to school and get the degree she so desperately wants. As Christine, Audrey, Lola, and Zach wade the waters of this new, delicate family plan, and grapple with the fears surrounding a very sick baby, they find new strength together. Join Amanda, Susan, Lola, Christine, and Audrey as they move forward in life, in love, in family, and in friendship. Nothing is ever as it seems or as they planned. But maybe that's never a bad thing. It's just how time goes on the Vineyard.

The island of Martha's Vineyard bubbles with anticipation-summer approaches, as does the first Sheridan wedding in decades. Susan Sheridan left her life in Newark almost a year ago. Since then, Susan, Christine, Lola, Audrey, and Amanda have lived out every life milestone under the sun-from divorce to new loves, illnesses, to second-chance romances, and beyond. Now, after a year of cancer and healing, it's time for Susan Sheridan to have her happily-ever-after with her high school sweetheart, Scott. There is so much to be done before the huge event-but Susan Sheridan is good at staying busy. And when a woman gets into a bit of trouble on the island and needs Susan's legal assistance, Susan can't help but step in and take charge. This is just her way. And a criminal trial on the island is set to keep Susan and the rest of the Sheridan clan on their toes. It is set to be another spring and summer of unforgettable memories.

In 1943, a powerful hurricane ripped across Martha's Vineyard and destroyed the Historic Cliffside Hotel. Now, a broken, long-time realtor who has lived on the island her entire life sells the old acreage and building to a passionate developer-and finds healing, love, and light along the way. Kelli Montgomery spent the previous twenty years in a loveless and abusive marriage. Last Christmas, after her brother, Andy, arrived home after decades away, she finally found the strength to leave her husband-but as anyone who's ever been through such trauma knows, what happens next-the healing process, the rebirth which is the hardest, and most grueling part of healing. Years ago, Kelli and her ex took over her parents' prosperous real estate business. Now that Mike has officially left the island, the work has fallen on Kelli's shoulders. Naturally, she is struggling-even as the rest of the Montgomery and Sheridan families do their best to hold her upright and give her all the love and care in the world. A seasoned developer and his son have arrived on the island and have their eye on the Historic Cliffside Hotel, with dreams to build it back up into one of the most prosperous and beautiful resorts the island has seen since the '40s. Lucky for them-Kelli and her parents still have the blueprints for the old hotel-which means its previous beauty and allure can be restored. As Kelli falls deeper into the project, she finds herself lost in a daydream of hopes-and ultimately healing the cracks in her soul.

The Sheridan-Montgomery clan gather together once more for Thanksgiving, a wedding-and a rush of family secrets that leave their hearts and minds upended yet again. Veteran Andy is set to marry Beth, the love of his life and the younger sister of his long-dead best friend, Kurt, who died overseas. Over the past year, Andy has fallen head-over-heels for Beth and become something of a father figure for her only son, Will, who is autistic. But the wild and chaotic changes of including Andy in a world that has been primarily Beth-and-Will-only causes Will to catapult into fears and panics that seem unparalleled. As Andy contemplates how to fit himself into Beth's world, he strikes up a friendship with an older Vietnam vet named Clint, who fixes up antique furniture and largely keeps to himself. Andy wonders if this is the life he's meant for-even as the older man reveals the depths of his loneliness. Beth's own previous secrets come to a head over the Thanksgiving holiday, as a dark and volatile man from her past returns to her and Will's life with a potential vendetta against the world she's created for herself and her son. Will Andy and Beth find a way to come together despite so much turmoil? Or are they meant to continue their decades-long commitment to heartache and loneliness?

A never-before-seen Christmas guest arrives to the island, filled with secrets of her own. The Sheridans welcome a brand-new baby. Complications arise left and right as the Sheridan sisters grapple with another season of changes. The Sheridan sisters' mother, Anna Sheridan never spoke much about her family, which is why the appearance of her younger sister is a surprise for all of them. She brings with her a host of troubles at the very worst time, as Audrey arrives home from a tumultuous semester at Penn State, just as Christine gives birth to her very first child. Audrey has had a horrendous time away from baby Max. She grapples with guilt for going after her dreams, as she fears missing out on more essential moments in Max's life, and also questions her feelings for the handsome man she met earlier this year, when Max was in the hospital after birth. Romantic love has never been particularly good to her. Why should she trust it, now? Christine faces the biggest mountain of all: motherhood. Is she ready for this stage of her life? She's feels as big as a whale and terrified of making every possible mistake. The Vineyard Christmas Guest will prove herself a missing link of their happiness during a strange and overwhelming Christmas time, with all the familiar cast of Sheridan family.

The youngest Sheridan sister discovers a powerful love, one that changes her mind forever. A widow seeks refuge in community theater after the death of her husband. And a blizzard blankets Martha's Vineyard with more snow than any of them know. For the past twenty years, Lola Sheridan has worked tirelessly as a single mother to Audrey and a renowned journalist across the eastern seaboard. Now, she finds herself in a particularly strange and beautiful scenario. She's fallen in love with the handsome Italian sailor, Tommy Gasbarro, and made a home with him on the Vineyard. But life circumstances are ever shifting. And when Tommy pops a question Lola never imagined anyone would ask her, she is shocked. For over twenty-five years, multitalented married couple Victor and Cora celebrated all things theater with the Martha's Vineyard community troupe. Together, they starred in productions like “The Sound of Music”, “Fiddler on the Roof”, and “West Side Story”, amongst so many others. Days after last year's performance, Victor passed away suddenly and left Cora terribly alone, unsure if she could ever step back onstage again. At the end of February, the most tremendous Vineyard blizzard in years threatens to rip through both Cora and Lola's best-laid plans-but winds up leaving them with numerous surprises and beautiful human connections that could change their lives forever.

Martha's Vineyard islanders open their arms to a glorious springtime of change. The Sheridan Women prepare their hearts and minds for long sunny days, family parties, and everlasting love. After a blizzard roared across the island in February, Lola Sheridan was forced to postpone her wedding to Tommy Gasbarro, the handsome Italian sailor who stole her heart two summers back. Their June wedding approaches-and the Sheridan women have a surprise party up their sleeves, one that will shock all involved and make Lola question her allegiances. A year and a half ago, Susan's daughter, Amanda, prepared to wed her long-time fiancé, Chris-only to discover that he didn't want to marry her at all. Since then, she's allowed herself to fall for Sam, the handsome front-desk manager at the Sunrise Cove Inn. But after all that heartache, can she really move forward? Can she really trust Sam? When Amanda and Sam are involved in a heartbreaking hit-and-run car accident, Sam, Amanda, and Lola find themselves wrapped up in a mysterious legal case-one that will prove, once and for all, who the Sheridan family can truly trust.

A widow on the brink of enormous change. A shock of a lifetime that nearly tears a family in two. And an old man who, as it turns out, isn't done living quite yet-not by a long shot. Charlotte Hamner lost her beloved husband Jason three years ago. His death nearly destroyed her-but with the help of her dearest sisters and cousins in the Montgomery and Sheridan clans, she was able to find hope once more, and ultimately build her wedding planning business back to new heights. And against all odds, she found love again with the dashing photographer, Everett. It's September, the tail-end of a glorious summer on Martha's Vineyard. Everett gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to work on an island in the northwest, near his family who live in Seattle. Charlotte is terrified to tell him not to go. How can she stand between this wonderful man and his wildest dreams? Meanwhile, another member of the Montgomery clan meets a tragic end-one that threatens to destroy them all. So soon after Jason's death, Charlotte knows she must remain on Martha's Vineyard and carry her family through this difficult path. She cannot abandon them. Uncle Wes Sheridan was diagnosed with dementia several years back and has steadily declined. With his daughters and loved ones back on the island with him, however, his spirit is brighter than ever. A remarkable meeting with Beatrice, Tommy Gasbarro's great aunt, ignites something inside of him-something that demands far more of him than he even knew he still had. Perhaps love is still possible, after all.