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A widowed artist. An old crush. One summer to get her life back.
A USA Today Bestseller and a Feel-Good Women’s Fiction Series

Ivy was devastated to discover her late husband spent their life savings on a sprawling old beach house. But as a part-time art teacher in her forties with two daughters in college, she has to quickly recreate her life. Renovating the historical home with her sister reveals incredible hidden secrets—and a handsome small-town VIP turns out to be her former high school surfer crush.

Although it’s been ten years since his wife’s death, Bennett is avoiding the pain of loving—and possibly losing—another woman. Ivy’s request for a bed-and-breakfast variance couldn’t come at a worse time for him.

Despite heaps of challenges, Ivy has one summer to sway the town to salvage her livelihood and the new life in Summer Beach she has come to love. Will Ivy’s journey to revitalize her life also rekindle an old flame?

If you like to binge-watch series like Virgin River, Sweet Magnolis, and Cedar Cove, you’ll love this clean and wholesome family beach series with sweet, second-chance romance and a touch of mystery. Start your vacation in Summer Beach, and find out why readers say, “Life is better in Summer Beach!” Plus, get a free Summer Beach Welcome Kit download. Details inside.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sunny Palms Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 22, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 380 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1942073127
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1942073123
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.07 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.96 x 8.5 inches
Book 1 of 13 ‏ : ‎ Summer Beach
Best Sellers Rank: #102,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #664 in Small Town & Rural Fiction (Books) #2,438 in Clean & Wholesome Romance (Books) #2,729 in Contemporary Women Fiction
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