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I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

Nina is at her wit's end with her teenage daughter, Kendra. Still dealing with her own wounds of divorce, Nina hopes a change of scenery will help. She and Kendra head to the serene coastal town of Whelk's Island to spend a restorative summer with Nina’s mother, Rosemary—bringing three generations under one roof for the first time in years. Amid the island's charm, old wounds begin to heal, and as new friendships bloom—especially with the steady and enigmatic Fisher—light begins to break through the cracks of Nina’s tightly controlled life.

Kendra's reckless behavior continues but Fisher’s intervention during a critical moment for Kendra sparks a sense of hope in Nina that she thought was lost. Still, change is never easy.

As the women navigate the tides of forgiveness, growing up, and letting go, healing begins and new love brings surprises. While Whelk’s Island may not hold all the answers, it has a way of reminding people that moving forward doesn't follow a set path—it requires the bravery to start anew.

Emotional and heartwarming withs lots of angst and humor! I highly recommend you read this series in the order it was written because each book builds on the original. In the second book, more was shared about the original foundation of the story than happens in this one, so I think you will come in feeling slightly lost if you don’t already know the characters and the town. We already knew Nina and Fisher from the previous book, so the familiarity of them as well as the town made it an easy transition back into Whelks Island. I felt like this book came across as highly faith based more so than the first two in the series. The characters were great with plenty of back story on her, but not a huge amount on him. The angst of having a teen in turmoil was powerfully written. I loved this series as a whole, but this book was my least favorite of the three. It’s still great and I definitely recommend a read of it, I just didn’t feel quite as attached to the love story of Nina and Fisher as I did to the main characters in the first two books.

I recommend this book as well as the first two in the series to anyone who enjoys a heartwarming story of healing, reconnection and warmth. This town has a whole lot of heart and humor.