A House By the Shoreline
Every story of homecoming begins with a departure-and sometimes, with the courage to begin again.
After a decade in New York City, Julia Raines returns to the windswept shores of Palisade Bay, a coastal town that still echoes with the laughter and losses of her childhood. With her quiet, observant son Luke in tow and the weight of a failed marriage behind her, Julia isn't chasing nostalgia. She's seeking stillness. Space. A future that feels more like breathing than surviving.
But Palisade Bay hasn't waited in silence. The house with the blue veranda still stands, filled with the scent of lavender and old secrets. Her parents greet her with unspoken forgiveness and cautious hope. And then there's Alex Sloane-once a boy of summer winds and now a man anchored to the sea. Their unexpected reunion stirs feelings Julia thought she'd buried beneath years of subway noise and city snow.
As Julia rediscovers the rhythms of tide and wind, of creaking porches and forgotten paths, she must face the versions of herself she left behind-and the one she might become. Luke, too, finds his place among salt-worn floorboards and the hum of boats in the marina, his silence unraveling in the presence of craftsmanship and kindness.
A House by the Shoreline is a moving, lyrical exploration of motherhood, second chances, and the tender architecture of belonging. With prose as atmospheric as the ocean it mirrors, Valentina Kulieva paints a portrait of a woman not fleeing the past, but learning to make peace with it.
Perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Kristin Hannah, and Anita Shreve, this deeply emotional novel invites readers to linger on the porch, watch the gulls circle the tide, and believe once more in the power of quiet love and new beginnings.
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