Home Sweet Outer Banks Home: The Story Continues

By Greg Smrdel

Sometimes a place becomes home not because it's perfect-but because it helps you heal.

After losing his wife to breast cancer far too young, Chris Stephens is left to raise three children on his own, carrying grief he never expected and responsibilities he never planned for. When a radio job opportunity brings the family to the Outer Banks, Chris hopes a change of scenery might offer something they all need: room to breathe.

What he doesn't expect is how deeply this place-and the people in it-will shape their future.

With the steady presence of his mother, Grandma Pat, and the growing friendship of Jennifer and her daughter Storm, the Stephens family begins to rebuild their lives one season at a time. There are setbacks. There are moments of joy. And there are quiet realizations about love, resilience, and what it truly means to belong.

Home Sweet Outer Banks Home: The Story Continues follows the family across the years as they navigate loss, single parenthood, friendship, and the question that never quite goes away:

Is this where we're meant to stay?

Written in response to readers who wanted to know what happened next, this novel is a sequel to Home Sweet Outer Banks Home?-but it stands completely on its own. New readers can step right in, while returning readers will find the continuation they've been hoping for.

Perfect for readers who love:

Emotional, character-driven fiction

Coastal and Outer Banks-set stories

Stories of family, healing, and second chances

Novels that feel real, warm, and quietly hopeful

Join the Stephens family as they face life's ups and downs-and discover whether the Outer Banks truly becomes home sweet home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1082853216
• ISBN13: 9781082853210
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"