Read more
Unlock the door to the beach house . . . a place where life slows down, people come together, and love is the strongest force of all.
Fourteen years ago, teenage Melinda Campbell was pregnant and terrified. Desperate to do what’s best for her precious child, Melinda makes the most generous, heart-wrenching choice of all: adoption. Now she’s living a successful life but missing her daughter with a longing that shadows every joy.
Jeremy Richmond’s life revolves around his adopted daughter, Shiloh, the girl who’s owned his heart from the moment he first held her as an infant. They were a picture-perfect family until Jeremy’s wife walked out, unable to face the specter of the chronic illness holding their daughter in its grasp.
Then Shiloh tells her father she wants to meet her biological mother, and Jeremy agrees to find a woman he has no desire to meet.
Now Melinda and Jeremy are brought together at the beach house, and they quickly realize their worlds will never be the same again. Will the beach house that has harbored troubled hearts for decades prove to be the balm they need to heal?
About the author
Georgia Bockoven is an award-winning author who began writing fiction after a successful career as a freelance journalist and photographer. Her books have sold more than three million copies worldwide. The mother of two, she resides in Northern California with her husband, John.
Summary
Bestselling author Georgia Bockoven is at her powerful and emotional peak in this novel perfect for fans of Nancy Thayer and Elin Hilderbrand.
Unlock the door to the beach house.a place where life slows down, people come together, and love is the strongest force of all.
After you've given your baby to strangers, what do you say when someone asksif you have children?
Fourteen years ago, Melinda Campbell was fifteen and a half, pregnant and terrified. Desperate to protect her baby from a malicious grandfather and needed at home to take care of her own critically ill father, Melinda makes the most generous, heart-wrenching choice of all: adoption. Now she's living the successful life her father struggled to give her, but missing her daughter with a longing that shadows every joy.
Jeremy Richmond knows the beach house the way a painter knows his canvas, intimately and focused on detail. His life revolves around his adopted daughter, Shiloh, the girl who's owned his heart from the moment he first held her as an infant. They were a picture-perfect family until Shiloh was diagnosed with pediatric lupus and Jeremy's wife walked away.
When Shiloh tells her father she's tired of fighting her illness and wants to meet her biological mother before it's too late, Jeremy agrees to find a woman he has no desire to meet.
From the moment Melinda and Jeremy come face-to-face, they realize their worlds will never be the same. Will the beach house that has harbored troubled hearts for decades prove to be the balm they need to heal.?
Additional text
"...this novel will appeal to fans of Luanne Rice and Elin Hilderbrand."
