Beachview Starting Over

Second chance at life, slow-burn later-in-life romance, and ex-husband drama on a tiny island where nothing stays private.

When Kathryn Barker arrives on Seabrook Island for a six-month writing residency, she expects quiet mornings, friendly neighbors, and a chance to rebuild her confidence after a bruising divorce. Instead, her very first week lands her inside a local mystery involving a long-lost love story, an attic full of forgotten letters, and a historical society chairman who makes her heart do things it hasnt done in years.

Richard Whitman is steady, gentle and impossible to ignore. He fixes porch lights without being asked, remembers how she takes her coffee, and stands a little too close on those evening beach walks. Kathryn hasnt felt this alive in years

But just as Kathryn begins to imagine a new lifeand maybe a new loveher ex-husband, Mark, shows up unannounced, bringing trouble, and a development plan that could tear the island apart.

His arrival threatens everything. He wants her help on a development deal that could destroy the islands charm. Richard wants to protect Seabrooks history. And Kathryn is caught in the middlebetween the man who once broke her heart and the man who just might help her heal it.

When past and present crash together on this tiny coastal island, Kathryn must choose which story shes willing to rewrite, and which man shes willing to fight for.

Tropes in this book:

Small town escape

Later in life romance

Ex-husband drama

Love triangle

Betrayal and grovel

Single mom

Charming coastal comunity

Found family

Cozy, feel-good romantic story with depth