Synopsis

Ava Flynn is at the end of her rope. Her husband left with just a note after cleaning out their joint savings account. Her high-powered law firm fired her without severance for “insulting” a billionaire. She hasn’t spoken to her beautiful sister, Sarah, for a decade.

But Orchid Island just might be her oasis. It’s on the picturesque New England island that Ava felt her happiest. The night that her life falls apart, she immediately travels to her grandmother’s bed and breakfast for a little R and R. But she’s in for more than she bargained for, as her sisters Sarah and Charlotte are also heading to Orchid. They’re also dealing with their own traumas and, like Ava, they crave the gifts that the beautiful island offers.

And on this island, the girls are given the chance to resolve the event that has haunted all of their lives for 17 years – the disappearance of their beloved father. None of them knew why he took off and broke all of their hearts all those years ago. Now, they might finally get answers. But will it be enough?

Join Ava and her sisters as they navigate life’s heartbreaks, joys, triumphs, and tragedies. They will soon become your best friends!

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Review

This sounded like a story about sisters that are going through a rough patch and come together at their grandmother’s B&B in Newport to regroup and find themselves.

I found the stories about each sister fascinating and there was more to their stories than we are led to believe in the beginning. Each one has something devastating happen to them, hence the journey to the inn, but they had also grown apart from each other and did not ask for help or rely on their siblings as you might expect in most families. However, as their stories came to light and the details involved, it was understandable why they might have been afraid or ashamed to ask for help or share what really happened, especially in Sarah’s situation.

There is a mystery about their father and what happened to him and why he left when they were young. The answer explains it and it reflects on what a dysfunctional family they really had, at least when it came to parents because the mother was no winner either. However, I thought it felt rushed and somewhat unbelievable how quickly they forgave him.

This was a good story overall and I did enjoy it and how each sister came to terms with changes that needed to be made in their lives.

We give this story 3 paws up.

About the Author

Debra Moore writes under two pen names. her sensuous romance and beachy women’s fiction are written under the pen name of Aisling Delaney while her legal thrillers are written under the pen name of Rachel Sinclair. She currently lives in San Diego with her two fur babies, Bella and Toby, and her significant other, Joey. When she’s not writing, she’s busy reading, cycling

all over town, watching cooking shows or classic old movies on TCM (Cary Grant is her favorite), and occasionally watching trashy television shows. Her current favorite show is “This Is Us”(she loves family dramas), “The Queen’s Gambit” and “Downton Abbey,” and her all-time favorite shows are “Six Feet Under” and “Sex and the City.” Her all-time favorite book is “The Thornbirds.”

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