The Sea Sprite Inn

Jillian finds herself in a perfect storm of stressful situations: newly divorced, her daughter leaving for college, an ailing grandfather, and now responsibility for the run-down family home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. But with the help of some loyal friends and a newly discovered sense of purpose, Jillian turns lemons into The Sea Sprite Inn.

"WITHOUT AN END, THERE CAN BE NO BEGINNING."Freshly single Jillian Fleming spent years building a family life she thought was perfect.It was not.Her husband left, she lost her job, and her daughter is heading off to college. But there's no time to sink into a funk now.Her beloved grandfather is in a health crisis, and Jillian inherits both the responsibility for his care and the dilapidated family beach house.With a sense of purpose, Jillian begins reinventing her life and renovating the old beach house with the help of loyal friends and a man from her past.Summer finds Jillian offering advice, insights, and encouragement-along with fluffy bath towels and restaurant recommendations-as owner of the newly named bed-and-breakfast, The Sea Sprite Inn.Every chapter brings sweet characters to the Sea Sprite Inn. They come and go, each with their own secrets, challenges, discoveries of love, and women's friendship. Jillian becomes both student and teacher of the life lessons learned along the way.Her chance to journey home to the small town she never forgot might be exactly what she needs...but will being owner of the Sea Sprite Inn help Jillian learn to trust her heart and find a clear path to her future?

Darcy Lambert, newly emerged from her cocoon of grief, studied the stranger Gryf, and wondered where he truly came from. He was very like Gray Barton, her heart's first love—and yet he wasn't. For this was the man who had transformed her from the sweetnatured girl she'd been—into the passionate woman she was meant to be! Though his memory was dark and clouded, the sun suddenly rose for Gryf at the sight of Darcy Lambert. The brave and golden woman of the sea raised a tempest within him, drowning him in desire to discover his past—and claim their future!

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