Bücher der Reihe Five Island Cove

Now a USA Today bestseller!Sisterhood, safety, and secrets - it all happens at the lighthouse on Five Island Cove.When Joel Shields dies, Robin Grover''s only goal is to get her four best friends back to Five Island Cove to celebrate the life of Kristen''s husband. She alone has stayed in the cove while everyone else couldn''t wait to get away. Alice Keller comes instantly, because her mansion in the Hamptons and her husband''s infidelity is smothering her. Not only that, but Kristen has always been like a mother to her, and she wants to support her.Eloise Hall comes quickly too, because she''s not teaching at the university this summer, and she might as well visit her mother-and the house she secretly bought years ago. Her first night on the island, she runs into an old high school crush, and a flame ignites that hasn''t been there before.But Kelli Thompson and AJ Proctor are more resistant, and as Robin, Alice, and Eloise uncover secret after secret in the books, journals, and files in Joel''s office, Robin becomes more determined to reunite them all. When Kelli and AJ finally arrive in the cove, the women are embroiled in secrets the lighthouse has hidden for decades. Robin tries to hold them all together, but she too breaks down and admits that her perfect-on-the-outside life isn''t so perfect.As these 5 best friends work together to find the truth, they must learn to let go of what doesn''t matter and cling to what does: faith, family, and most of all, friendship.

These five best friends made a Summer Sand Pact as teens and have only kept it once or twice-until they reunite decades later and renew their agreement to meet in Five Island Cove every summer.Alice Kelton''s marriage is in shambles, and while she''s always thought she''d stay with her husband, after her last visit to the cove, she went back to the Hamptons and filed for divorce. She and her twins are moving to Rocky Ridge in Five Island Cove permanently, but she''s not telling anyone.Robin''s husband is in Alaska for the summer, and she''s pretending she''s okay.Eloise comes back to the cove every couple of weeks so she can see her new boyfriend, though she''s growing tired of the distance between them.AJ broke up with her non-committal boyfriend, and she''s happier, freer, and open to another relationship, even though she lives in Atlanta.Kelli brings her son to the cove this time, knowing her relationship with her husband is on the rocks and desperate to fix it. She plans to get some help from her sisterhood during the two weeks in the cove.When she''s followed to the beach house where the other women and their children have gathered, Kelli learns a dangerous secret thirty years in the making that could completely undo all the progress she''s made...Get ready for more secrets to come to light in Five Island Cove, and for these five women to show each other what it means to love and support someone through thick and thin.

Spend another month in Five Island Cove and experience an amazing adventure between five best friends, the challenges they face, the secrets threatening to come between them, and their undying support of each other.Eloise Hall has reached a turning point: she either wants to marry Aaron or break up. Her scientific mind gets clouded by her heart, and she decides to quit her job at Boston University and move back to Five Island Cove to fix up and open The Cliffside Inn, a building she purchased decades ago on the rocky cliffs of Sanctuary Island.She thinks that''ll show Aaron she''s ready to wear a diamond and say I-do.Robin and Alice are dealing with their teenage children who''ve started dating when Alice learns that her ex-husband has lost his high-paying job and is having financial problems. All of the payments she''s been getting...won''t be coming anymore. With her husband back from Alaska, Robin struggles to learn how to balance home and family with her full-time job as well as her friends. When she has to make a difficult choice between her husband and helping Eloise with the inn, Robin doesn''t know which to support.AJ has met a great guy -- or so she says. She''s been texting her friends about a man named Peterson, but when they''re supposed to come to the cove to help Eloise with the inn, only AJ shows up.Kelli brings her son to the cove for another extended vacation after learning her husband has started another relationship in New Jersey. He''s asked her to consider an open relationship where they stay married, and he can still see and date this other woman.With their different personalities and in their different states of mind, none of these best friends are prepared for the secret contained within the walls of The Cliffside Inn. They''ve survived tough situations before, but this might be the thing that tears them apart for good...

Your next trip to Five Island Cove...this time to face a fresh future and leave all the secrets and fears in the past.Kelli is ready to make memories with her son in the house where she grew up. It needs a lot of work, but with the sunlight coming through the colorful stained glass windows, she''s confident she can do it. When she gets way over her head, she calls the people who she can rely on for anything.Eloise is only a week away from tying the knot, but she shows up at the house on Seabreeze Shore with sandpaper and her fiancé''s power tools. They get to work, only to find Kelli''s father''s will underneath a floorboard. What''s really in the will changes everything for Kelli and her mother.Laurel, Alice, Robin, and AJ arrive just in time to help Kelli and Eloise decide what to do next. At least until the storm warning comes, and they all have to hunker down in a house that has very little food and not enough beds for everyone. As they worry about their loved ones, their bonds of friendship will be tested one more time, when one more devastating secret comes to light......all within the walls of the house on Seabreeze Shore.Join best friends, old and new, Robin, Alice, Eloise, Kelli, Laurel, and AJ as they learn about themselves, strengthen their bonds of friendship, and learn what it truly means to thrive.

Secrets are never discovered during the holidays, right? That's what these five best friends are banking on as they gather once again to Five Island Cove for what they hope will be a Christmas to remember.AJ has a real boyfriend now, and he's really coming to the cove to meet her friends and family. She's turned into a domestic goddess as she preps to host Christmas at a rental that will hold everyone for the holidays. But beneath the bulky sweaters, AJ has a secret she won't be able to keep hidden forever.Eloise is happily wearing her diamond ring, and she can't wait to spoil Aaron's children rotten over the holidays. But when he calls and says there's been an accident, Eloise will never look at Christmas the same.Robin's just found out her husband needs a new fishing boat or he could sink while at sea. But they don't have the money to replace such a big-ticket item, and she's praying for a miracle this Christmas.Kelli comes to the cove on a one-way ticket and more than she and her son need for a couple of weeks, but she's too humiliated to tell her friends that she is not cut out for a polyamorous relationship and that her husband has chosen that lifestyle over her.Alice, struggling to make ends meet for the first time in her life, wants to be the one to bring them all together, bind up their broken hearts, and make Christmas wishes come true. When a mysterious benefactor allows her to do just that, she wonders what the ultimate price will be.Because she knows better than anyone that everything has a price, and nothing comes for free...Gather for the holidays with these five best friends as they celebrate Christmas at the cove, continue to find themselves and their future, and support each other through thick and thin.

Journey to Five Island Cove for a roaring good time with friends old and new, their sons and daughters, and all their new husbands as they navigate the heartaches and celebrations of life and love.Jean Shields is devastated when the adoption she and her husband were set to complete falls through. Besides her solid-as-a-rock husband, her only solace is her two dogs, her sewing students, and her new friends in the women's group her mother-in-law has introduced her to.Alice and Robin want to help Jean, but they don't know how. Alice is dealing with a pregnancy scare, and Robin is trying to help her oldest daughter navigate collegiate options.AJ has the best advice, as she's lived most of her life childless too. But her own baby is requiring more from her than she ever imagined. Eloise provides food and offers Jean a job at her inn though she's drowning to keep her head above water there. Kelli brings her son to Jean as much as possible, but it's not until Kristen convinces Jean to spearhead the new Seafaring Girls program in Five Island Cove that Jean starts to find some purpose to her life.Kristen is consulting on the program, as she ran it successfully many years ago, and her heart is happy as she watches a new generation of girls learn to love the sea while staying safe on it.But when someone returns to the Cove no one ever expected to see again, old wounds open just as they'd started to heal. This group of women will be tested again, both on land and at sea, just as they once were as teens.