Saltwater Cove

By Amelia Addler

Book Overview

At 48 years old, Margie Clifton never expected to be starting her life all over again. But when her brother gifts her a property on San Juan Island, that's exactly what she decides to do. After all, it's the perfect place to start a new business venture, provide a second home for her adult children, and recover from her nasty divorce. And if her new life happens to involve the town's gruff and ruggedly handsome Chief Deputy Sheriff? All the better.

The last thing Hank Kowalski wants is an emotional entanglement. It's only been two years since his beloved wife passed, and there's no way his daughter is ready to accept him dating anyone new. Still, there's something about Margie's quiet strength and beauty that draws him in, making him wonder if maybe a fresh start-and possibly a new love-is exactly what he needs in his life.

But Margie is harboring a secret-a dark one that threatens to destroy the new life she's worked so hard to build. Can Margie and Hank find the courage and faith to overcome all that stands between them? Or will their second chance at happily ever after be lost forever?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1701913801
• ISBN13: 9781701913806
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

You’ll love this charming seaside town

What a charming little series I’ve run across! In all honesty I’ve been seeing this book in my Kindle for years (I marked it as a To Read on Nov 5, 2021!) and finally told myself it was time to begin. The town that 48-year-old Margie recently moved to is beautiful and quaint. It’s a place only accessible by ferry. Margie has an oceanfront 4-bedroom home and a cool barn on the same lot that she spent a lot of renovation time on to host paid events, such as weddings and parties. I can picture Margie’s setup perfectly. I can smell the salted air and feel a cool breeze whispering over me as I relax in a reclining chair while drinking a cup of coffee and reading a book. Ahh, such a wonderful place. I give 5 🌟 credit to the author’s descriptions of the island and its residents for making it so easy for my mind to wander into a peaceful mode. Now, about the characters… Margie is a nice lady with a kind heart who very much adores her 3 adult children and agreed to move to the island so that she could have a place for her kids to always come home to. Chief Hank has a gruff exterior, but as we get to know him he’s very tender hearted and takes time to warm up to others. He is a widow since his wife passed away of cancer 2 years prior. His children are adults, too. It’s obvious he’s taken by Margie’s pretty smile, outgoing personality, and her warm and giving spirit. Morgan isn’t far past her adolescence at 22 years old. Her father died when she was a baby, but she’s got an amazing step-father that has helped take care of her since she was 2. Her mother, Kelly died during a hit and run only a few months prior and now Morgan is feeling a bit lost without her. She is determined to find clues to help find her mother’s killer even if that means breaking into a suspect’s garage to search for and gather evidence. Jeff is Margie’s ex-husband and he lives in New York City. Jade is one of Margie’s daughters. She lives an island over from Margie and being so close in distance the two will spend a lot of upcoming time together. Jade is a successful bank associate and she believes she makes more money than she is worth and in the two years she’s been with the bank she’s gotten two unexpected raises. She is obviously invaluable at her job. A good quality she possesses is that she always sees the good in others - she’s like her mother in that respect - yet this is also her downfall since people will take advantage of someone like that. Another downfall is the man she married… Brandon. Ick. He is Jade’s husband. He’s a schmuck. He is a gaslighter, always turning things around pointing at everyone else when he’s the one at fault. He’s manipulative and money hungry. He’s also a big bratty baby. I can’t stand him and he does something really rotten to Morgan which affects Margie, Jeff, Jade, and about 50 others. There is one person in particular who totally deserved what happened though. There are secrets and all of them are revealed eventually. There is only one thing left undone and that will hopefully be complete in the next book: Saltwater Studios (Wescott Bay Novel Book 2)