Robyn Wright isn't merely knocking on the door to middle age-she's hammering on it with both fists.

And to make matters worse? Her boyfriend of more than a decade won't seal the deal. Her former dream job is now barely paying the bills. Her eighty-year-old father is getting married again...to a woman young enough to be Robyn's daughter.

Summer is approaching. And so is the time for a change.

When Robyn takes a part-time job as the companion to an elderly woman who lives in a beautiful harbor house on a small island off the North Carolina coast, she's expecting a few months of solitude and a chance to reset...until a walk on the beach uncovers a message in a bottle and a decades-long mystery that Robyn feels compelled to solve.

And in unraveling the story of the lost lovers from so long ago, she might just uncover a few surprises about herself along the way.

Sink your toes into the golden-sand beaches of Thistle Island, where strangers are friends, sunshine is plentiful, and the ocean is always just a few steps away. This feel-good small-town women's fiction series is perfect for readers of all ages.