The best way to start over at 68 is to rent a charming beach house in Maine.

At least that's what Monique Lamond tells herself when she leaves everything behind for a summer by the ocean. She's determined to figure out who she is without her late husband, David. She expected peaceful mornings baking for the local café. She expected long walks on the beach with nothing but her thoughts for company. She expected her three grown daughters to give her some space to breathe.

She was not expecting her grumpy landlord to show up at her door after she accidentally ruins his fishing line. She wasn't expecting mysterious notes to start appearing, warning her that someone's watching. And she certainly wasn't expecting her heart to flutter when Ben Cooper's rare smile breaks through his perpetual scowl.

But the brooding sculptor has more than calloused hands and a talent for fixing boats. Ben's carrying the weight of his wife's death and accusations about his business partner's suspicious accident. He's kept everyone at arm's length for years, choosing solitude over risking his heart again.

When Monique's daughter Zoe arrives in tears, running from a dangerous ex, and her late husband's financial secrets threaten to destroy everything she's worked for, Monique realizes some storms can't be weathered alone.

Can Monique navigate starting over when her daughters think she's too old for romance? Can Ben finally let someone past the walls he's built? Or will the towns secrets and family drama prove that second chances are just too risky?

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• Literature & FictionContemporary FictionRomance
• RomanceLater in Life
• RomanceClean & Wholesome

• Publication Date: July 15, 2025
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• Print Length: 242 Pages
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