The Cafe at Beach End
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)

Meredith Collins returns to Cape Sanctuary, where she spent the best summers of her life with her grandmother and cousin Tori while growing up. Now that her infamous swindler husband has died in prison, her only assets are a beach cottage and a minority share in a cafe left to her and her cousin by their grandmother. Tori, like everyone else who lost their retirement savings to Meredith's scheming husband, has no space in her life for Meredith, even as Tori and her teen daughter live in one of the three beach houses previously owned by their grandmother. The third is rented out to Liam, who claims to be writing a novel but is actually trying to figure out where Meredith's late husband stashed the stolen millions. As Meredith works in the cafe, a far cry from her former glitzy life, she finds herself drawn into a web of people living complicated lives while trying to support each other. This compelling tale of family and community will please Thayne's legions of fans as well as readers of Susan Mallery and Robyn Carr.

Meredith Collins returns to Cape Sanctuary, where she spent the best summers of her life with her grandmother and cousin Tori while growing up. Now that her infamous swindler husband has died in prison, her only assets are a beach cottage and a minority share in a cafe left to her and her cousin by their grandmother. Tori, like everyone else who lost their retirement savings to Meredith's scheming husband, has no space in her life for Meredith, even as Tori and her teen daughter live in one of the three beach houses previously owned by their grandmother. The third is rented out to Liam, who claims to be writing a novel but is actually trying to figure out where Meredith's late husband stashed the stolen millions. As Meredith works in the cafe, a far cry from her former glitzy life, she finds herself drawn into a web of people living complicated lives while trying to support each other. This compelling tale of family and community will please Thayne's legions of fans as well as readers of Susan Mallery and Robyn Carr. Copyright 2023 Booklist Reviews.