Driftwood Key Beach Reads

Secrets in the Surf Özet

Sometimes the only way forward is to go back home…

Jessica Steele just received the worst early birthday present ever—her husband of almost thirty years has left her without a word.

Now adrift and running out of options, Jess takes her teenage daughter, Glory, back to the Florida Keys. Jess hopes that fixing up her uncle's rambling beach house will be the fresh start they both need.

But she doesn't expect that her older daughters will join them—Liberty, the pediatric nurse with the seemingly perfect marriage, Anthem, the lighthearted musician who seems to be holding a surprising secret, and even one of Jess's nieces, who is looking for help only Jess can provide.

One by one, they arrive at her door, filling the old beach house with mysteries, laughter, and tears, and standing behind Jess as she moves forward in her new life.

The Steele women are so much stronger together, but under the crystal waters lie secrets about why Jess's husband left her, as well as the truth about her own past. And if Jess and her family can't face them, everything she's built might vanish with the tide…

The Driftwood Key Beach Reads series is a family saga featuring determined women finding happiness in the pale sands and crystal blue surf of the Florida Keys.

Best enjoyed in order: Secrets in the Surf, Memories in Sea Glass, and Promises in the Sand.

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