Sometimes we’re placed in the strangest of circumstances for the most important reasons.
After her carefully constructed life crumbles, Liz Carlisle finds herself back on Nantucket, picking up the pieces. With the family estate under renovations, the solitude she craves seems out of reach.
Matthew Stone intends to steer clear of his new tenant. She’s carrying a load of baggage, but as long as she pays the rent, he’ll let her be. He’s got enough to deal with caring for his wayward niece, Mia.
Liz doesn’t have time for teenagers and her track record with men is abysmal, but an unlikely friendship forms between the three.
When her former boyfriend is charged with assault, Liz is called to testify against him. But he knows the darkest secrets of her life—secrets she’d hoped to keep buried forever, and he’s ready to reveal them. Telling the truth is the right thing to do, but it may cost her everything she’s worked so hard for, and all she’s come to love.
Exerpt
CHAPTER ONE
Liz Carlisle never imagined she’d be back in this place. Certainly never dreamed she’d actually enjoy the simple act of walking the dogs around the Nantucket neighborhood she’d grown up in. Yet here she was.
Everything was different now. Renovations at Wyldewood, the rambling estate that Liz and her four siblings called home, were well underway. Her brother David and his wife Josslyn were overseeing the work on the house as well as running after their toddler twins, and her sister Lynette was still in Africa, so the task of trekking out with the family’s two labs had fallen to her. Truthfully, any excuse to get away from the noisy house, now more of a construction zone than anything, was most welcome.
She studied the mottled branches above her as she waited for Diggory and Jasper to finish sniffing around the tree’s roots. The leaves were showing off in a dazzling display of golds and reds, a shock of color that would inspire any artist. Not so long ago, Dad would have found joy in capturing the beauty of the scene on paper. These days he showed little interest in art. He showed little interest in anything.
Their father’s slow decline was just one more thing she had no control over.
Liz sighed and breathed in the crisp air. Fall had taken its time this year, but today the salt-kissed island breeze held a chill that hinted of first fires and frosty mornings.
Could she survive winter on Nantucket?
Tour Schedule
October 7th:
Launch
Hearts & Scribbles
Jorie Loves A Story
October 8th:
Bookworm Lisa
Uplifting Reads
Paulette’s Papers
October 9th:
Pause for Tales
Christy’s Cozy Corners
October 10th:
janicesbookreviews
Splashes of Joy
October 11th:
Two Points of Interest
Book Reviews & More by Kathy
October 14th:
Hallie Reads
Paper Ink & Lizard
October 15th:
Wishful Endings
Cover Lover Book Review
October 16th:
Tell Tale Book Reviews
Colorimetry
October 17th:
All-of-a-kind Mom
Reading On The Edge
Locks, Hooks and Books
October 18th:
Red Headed Book Lady
Heidi Reads…
October 19th:
Grand Finale
About the Author
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