Off-season at Emerald Isle ~ In-season for secrets of the heartā¦
Frannie Denman has been waiting for her life to begin. After several false starts, and a couple of broken hearts, she ends up back with her mother, with whom she doesnāt get along, until her elderly uncle gets sick and Frannie goes to Emerald Isle to help manage his affairs while heās recovering.
Her uncleās oceanfront home, Captainās Walk, is small and unpretentious, and even though she isnāt a ābeach person,ā she decides Captainās Walk in winter is a great place to hide from her troubles. But Frannie doesnāt realize that winter is short in Emerald Isle and the beauty of the ocean and seashore can help heal anyoneās heart, especially when her uncleās handyman is the handsome Brian Donovan.
Brian has troubles of his own. He sees himself and Frannie as two damaged people who arenāt likely to equal a happy āwholeā but heās intrigued by this woman of contradictions.
Frannieās mother wants her back home and Brian wants to meet the real woman he senses is hiding behind the good manners and expensive clothing, but Frannie wants to move forward with her life. To do that she needs questions answered. With the right information thereās a good chance sheāll will be able to affect not only a change in her life, but also a change of heart.