Sand Castle Bay

Sand Castle Bay
Sherryl Woods

New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Sherryl Woods takes readers to the North Carolina coast with a new family and her trademark heartfelt emotionsIn a trade-off she's lived to regret, Emily Castle left home years ago to become an interior designer. The youngest of three sisters, Emily desperately wanted to prove herself. Success, though, came at the cost of leaving behind the man she loved.For Boone Dorsett, losing Emily left his heart shattered, but another woman was waiting in the wings. Now a widower with a young son, Boone has a second chance with Emily when a storm brings her home. But with his former in-laws threatening a custody suit, the stakes of loving her are higher than ever.Will fate once again separate them—or is the time finally right for these two star-crossed lovers?“Woods proves her expertise in matters of the heart as she gives us characters that we genuinely relate to and care about.” —RT Book Reviews on Moonlight Cove

New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Sherryl Woods takes readers to the North Carolina coast with a new family and her trademark heartfelt emotions

In a trade-off she’s lived to regret, Emily Castle left home years ago to become an interior designer. The youngest of three sisters, Emily desperately wanted to prove herself. Success, though, came at the cost of leaving behind the man she loved.

For Boone Dorsett, losing Emily left his heart shattered, but another woman was waiting in the wings. Now a widower with a young son, Boone has a second chance with Emily when a storm brings her home. But with his former in-laws threatening a custody suit, the stakes of loving her are higher than ever.

Will fate once again separate them—or is the time finally right for these two star-crossed lovers?

Praise for the novels of

New York Times and USA TODAY

bestselling author Sherryl Woods

“Woods always thrills with her wonderful characters, witty dialogue and warm and loving family interactions.”

—RT Book Reviews

“Sherryl Woods always delights her readers—including me!”

—#1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber

“Woods really knows what readers have come to expect from her stories, and she always gives them what they want. Here, she pens another great love story populated with funny, witty and charming characters, written with great care.”

—RT Book Reviews on Where Azaleas Bloom

“Woods knows how to paint a vivid picture that sencourages the reader to feel the emotions of her characters…everyone will be able to relate to this book.”

—RT Book Reviews on Catching Fireflies

“A whimsical, sweet scenario…the digressions have their own charm, and Woods never fails to come back to the romantic point.”

—Publishers Weekly on Sweet Tea at Sunrise

“Woods’s readers will eagerly anticipate her trademark small-town setting, loyal friendships and honorable mentors as they meet new characters and reconnect with familiar ones in this heartwarming tale.”

—Booklist on Home in Carolina

“Redolent with Southern small-town atmosphere, this emotionally rich story deals with some serious issues and delivers on a number of levels.”

—Library Journal on A Slice of Heaven

Sand Castle Bay

Sherryl Woods

www.mirabooks.co.uk (http://www.mirabooks.co.uk)

For all of those who’ve discovered the magic

of North Carolina’s Outer Banks

and made happy memories there, including

my own special extended family. Thanks for the good times.

Dear friends,

My affection for living by water—be it the shores of the Potomac River in Virginia or the beaches of Key Biscayne in Florida—is well known to most of you. There’s another spot that’s become dear to me in more recent years: the coastal towns in North Carolina.

For the next three months I’m inviting you to share my fictional version of that special region in the new trilogy of Ocean Breeze novels that begins with Sand Castle Bay. You’ll get to know the three Castle sisters and their wise and wonderful grandmother, to say nothing of the strong, sexy men in their lives, as they face the kind of changes and challenges many of you may have faced at one time or another.

I hope you’ll embrace this new family as well as this new setting and spend the next few months imagining the sand beneath your feet and the ocean breezes on your cheeks.

All best,

Sherryl

Contents

Chapter 1 (#u90f81210-eab8-56ea-8bb0-ebc5482e769c)

Chapter 2 (#ud06d1dcd-3e9d-5005-82e2-fe93bb897e76)

Chapter 3 (#u18478ec8-16ac-522a-963f-ea0e4cd381e0)

Chapter 4 (#uacdcea92-724f-5455-acee-33fdede271fa)

Chapter 5 (#u254c0967-2fa0-5d12-a469-9eb2f78af929)

Chapter 6 (#ud95cae2a-d079-5667-bcff-67e3a7b9eb64)

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Chapter 10 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 11 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 12 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 13 (#litres_trial_promo)