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“Old architecture, a missing woman, an abrupt inheritance, and an excellent mystery with unpredicted twists make this a hard-to-put-down book .” -Karen White colored, New York Situations bestselling author

Welcome to Hope Beach. A location of intoxicating beauty . . . where problems hits with the force of a hurricane.

Inheriting a lovely old hotel around the Outer Banks could be a dream come true for Libby. The inn cries out for her restorer’s talent and love of history. She’s happy about Tidewater Inn to learn of the family she never knew she had. As well as the good looking Coast Guard lieutenant she’s fulfilled there within the island could definitely be the man of her dreams.

But Libby shortly realizes that the only way she can afford the upkeep for the inn is to sell it to programmers who are stalking the island. The father who willed her the inn has died before she could satisfy him, and her newfound brother and sister are convinced she’s there to steal their birthright. Most severe of all, her closest friend and business partner has been kidnapped before her eyes, and Libby’s under suspicion for the crime.

Libby’s dream become a reality is becoming a nightmare. Her only option is to find her friend and show her innocence, or shed everything for the shores of Wish Island.

“Colleen is a get good at storyteller!” -Karen Kingsbury, #1 NY Occasions bestselling author