The first release in The Beach House series is the story of four women, friends from childhood, who reunite to celebrate their fortieth birthdays. After the distance of time and geography, they look forward to the camaraderie of old friends and the escape from everyday life as they stay at a San Diego beach house. When thoughts and discussion turn to the history of their friendship, will problems of the past threaten to overtake the present? The quest...

Caretta Rutledge thought she'd left her Southern roots and troubled family far behind. But an unusual request from her mother—coming just as her own life is spinning out of control—has Cara heading back to the scenic Lowcountry of her childhood summers. Before long, the rhythms of the island open her heart in wonderful ways as she repairs the family beach house, becomes a bona fide "turtle lady" and renews old acquaintances long thought lost....

Taking a much-needed vacation at Beach House No. 9, photojournalist Gage Lowell is looking forward to spending some quality time with Skye Alexander, an old friend, but fate has other plans for them as they take their friendship to a new level.

When Ann Rutherford's husband dumps her for the bimbo in his office, unfairly leaving her without a home or a job, she reluctantly joins forces with Rhonda DelMonte to convert Rhonda's Florida seaside estate into the small upscale hotel it once was. Ann, quiet and reserved, is no match for brash, bossy Rhonda, who left the family's New Jersey butcher business after she won the lottery. Amid their struggles to succeed, The Sins of the Children,

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"The Beach House Hotel, the seaside mansion Ann Rutherford and Rhonda DelMonte converted to an upscale boutique hotel, continues to be a success. Not only is it "THE" spot for breakfast and lunch, it's become the "IN place" for dinner. The sudden, unexpected deaths of Ann's ex and his wife, leave the care of their son, Robbie, to Ann's daughter, Liz, while she is still in college. Ann and Vaughn decide to relieve Liz of this responsibility by adopting...

Unlock the door to the beach house a place where life slows down, people come together, and love is the strongest force of all. After you've given your baby to strangers, what do you say when someone asks if you have children? Fourteen years ago, Melinda Campbell was fifteen and a half, pregnant and terrified. Desperate to protect her baby from a malicious grandfather and needed at home to take care of her own critically ill father, Melinda makes...

Two women fight to regain the hotel they created, taking it back from the hotel group who bought it...

Ann and Rhonda are fed up with the way the new, majority owners are changing The Beach House Hotel from the small, elegant hotel they once owned and operated into a tacky, South Beach wannabe property. What's their only recourse? Buy back the property to save it from getting even worse. And with the new management ruining

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A Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie, as seen on Hallmark Channel! Known for her moving characters and emotional honesty, New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe brings readers two beautifully rendered stories that explores the fragile yet enduring bond between mothers and daughters. THE BEACH HOUSE. Caretta Rutledge thought she'd left her Southern roots and troubled family far behind. But an unusual request from her mother-coming just...

Christmas on Pearl Island brings more than Santa.Pirates threaten the safety of the island, and when tragedy stricks, Morgan reminds the sea witch, Cora, of a long-ago promise.Now that Morgan is assured of her personal safety, she must plan to destroy the modern-day pirates terrorizing the waters of the island and ensure the safe return of their hostages.

Murder, Mermaids, and Mist. Morgan Seaver returns to her family home on Pearl Island, expecting a warm welcome. Instead, she finds her aunt has been murdered fingers are pointing her way. Soon she finds more than a murder needs to be solved. Her family has a history with the island, one that she is finding brings the legends of mermaids and her ancestors to the present. She must solve the murder to clear herself and come to terms with a past that...