Book Club (Alers)
Set on breathtaking Coates Island, off the coast of North Carolina, bestselling author Rochelle Alersâ new series debut brings together three book-loving women whose summer will offer a chance to rewrite their own stories ⊠For three decades, the Seaside CafĂ© has served delicious meals to locals and island tourists alike. Kayana Johnson has moved home to help her brother run the cafĂ©âand to nurse her wounds following a deep betrayal. Between cooking favorite recipesâcreole chicken with buttermilk waffles, her grandmotherâs famous mac and cheeseâand spending time reading, Kayana is trying to embrace a life free of entanglements, while staying open to new connections ⊠After striking up conversation with two customers, Kayana suggests a summer book club. Each week, theyâll meet on the patio to talk about their favorite novels. But there are plot twists awaiting them in real life too. For schoolteacher Leah, this two-month sojourn is the first taste of freedom sheâs had in her unhappy marriage. Cherie, filled with regret about her long-term affair with a married politician, discovers a powerful new passion. And Kayana finds a kindred spirit in a reclusive visitor whoâs ready to make his true identity known, and fill this summer with new possibilities âŠ