★★★★★ She put every last drop of blood, sweat, and tears into her children, being the perfect wife and a stay-at-home mother for 23 years until the day he dropped a bombshell that destroyed everything. "Things couldn't get much better, in her opinion, but they most certainly could get worse!" She had always wanted to start a small catering business, but her husband Neal forbade it as he had a high-stakes job as a financial advisor to the high-net-worth client base and expected her to care for kids and home. Then, on the day of their daughter’s graduation from college, he drops a bombshell that destroys all her hopes for the future. Now, she will turn to the two women who have always been there for her ( Lexie and Ada ). When they come up with an amazing idea for her to start over on the shores of a little tourist hamlet in Florida, it doesn’t take much for her to jump at the fresh start - but not before she puts up a fight. Nothing hurts like her new reality, but at 43, can she pick up the broken pieces and find happiness again? Or will the darkness of her raging soon-to-be ex-husband be her crushing tide? A feel-good beach romance for lovers of women's fiction with heart, feel-good fiction, women's fiction suspense.

★★★★★ She put every last drop of blood, sweat, and tears into her children, being the perfect wife and a stay-at-home mother for 23 years until the day he dropped a bombshell that destroyed everything. "Things couldn't get much better, in her opinion, but they most certainly could get worse!" She had always wanted to start a small catering business, but her husband Neal forbade it as he had a high-stakes job as a financial advisor to the high-net-worth client base and expected her to care for kids and home. Then, on the day of their daughter’s graduation from college, he drops a bombshell that destroys all her hopes for the future. Now, she will turn to the two women who have always been there for her ( Lexie and Ada ). When they come up with an amazing idea for her to start over on the shores of a little tourist hamlet in Florida, it doesn’t take much for her to jump at the fresh start - but not before she puts up a fight. Nothing hurts like her new reality, but at 43, can she pick up the broken pieces and find happiness again? Or will the darkness of her raging soon-to-be ex-husband be her crushing tide? A feel-good beach romance for lovers of women's fiction with heart, feel-good fiction, women's fiction suspense.

★★★★★ She put every last drop of blood, sweat, and tears into her children, being the perfect wife and a stay-at-home mother for 23 years until the day he dropped a bombshell that destroyed everything. "Things couldn't get much better, in her opinion, but they most certainly could get worse!" She had always wanted to start a small catering business, but her husband Neal forbade it as he had a high-stakes job as a financial advisor to the high-net-worth client base and expected her to care for kids and home. Then, on the day of their daughter’s graduation from college, he drops a bombshell that destroys all her hopes for the future. Now, she will turn to the two women who have always been there for her ( Lexie and Ada ). When they come up with an amazing idea for her to start over on the shores of a little tourist hamlet in Florida, it doesn’t take much for her to jump at the fresh start - but not before she puts up a fight. Nothing hurts like her new reality, but at 43, can she pick up the broken pieces and find happiness again? Or will the darkness of her raging soon-to-be ex-husband be her crushing tide? A feel-good beach romance for lovers of women's fiction with heart, feel-good fiction, women's fiction suspense. This includes all books in Barefoot Bay Resort Series ( Book 1 - Book 12 )

★★★★★ She put every last drop of blood, sweat, and tears into her children, being the perfect wife and a stay-at-home mother for 23 years until the day he dropped a bombshell that destroyed everything. "Things couldn't get much better, in her opinion, but they most certainly could get worse!" She had always wanted to start a small catering business, but her husband Neal forbade it as he had a high-stakes job as a financial advisor to the high-net-worth client base and expected her to care for kids and home. Then, on the day of their daughter’s graduation from college, he drops a bombshell that destroys all her hopes for the future. Now, she will turn to the two women who have always been there for her ( Lexie and Ada ). When they come up with an amazing idea for her to start over on the shores of a little tourist hamlet in Florida, it doesn’t take much for her to jump at the fresh start - but not before she puts up a fight. Nothing hurts like her new reality, but at 43, can she pick up the broken pieces and find happiness again? Or will the darkness of her raging soon-to-be ex-husband be her crushing tide? A feel-good beach romance for lovers of women's fiction with heart, feel-good fiction, women's fiction suspense.

She kissed Greg and bent to ensure Theo’s life vest was securely fastened before boarding the boat… Then off they went, and she stood on the shoreline waving until they were no longer visible against the breathtaking sunset… It’s been a lifetime and they haven’t returned… What happened? Unfortunately, there are a lot of theories about what might have happened that night but what really is the truth?

On the eve of the grand opening, Winston collapsed and died in front of those gathered, hence the saying… “Money can’t buy you eternity… not even love.” This is a great read for all lovers of suspenseful romance, suspense, and romance, later-in-life romance, beach reads, feel-good reads, middle-aged woman romance, women's fiction, or just beach romance.