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 âŠ
For three decades, the Seaside Café 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 âŠ
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