Praise for USA Today Bestselling Author Jan Moran
Seabreeze Inn and Coral Cottage series
“A wonderful story… Will make you feel like the sea breeze is streaming through your hair.” – Laura Bradbury, Bestselling Author
“A novel that gives fans of romantic sagas a compelling voice to follow.” – Booklist
“An entertaining beach read with multi-generational context and humor.” – InD’Tale Magazine
“Wonderful characters and a sweet story.” – Kellie Coates Gilbert, Bestselling Author
“A fun read that grabs you at the start.” – Tina Sloan, Author and Award-Winning Actress
“Jan Moran is the queen of the epic romance.” —Rebecca Forster, USA Today Bestselling Author
“The women are intelligent and strong. At the core is a strong, close-knit family.” — Betty’s Reviews
The Chocolatier
“A delicious novel, makes you long for chocolate.” – Ciao Tutti
“Smoothly written…full of intrigue, love, secrets, and romance.” – Lekker Lezen
The Winemakers
“Readers will devour this page-turner as the mystery and passions spin out.” – Library Journal
“As she did in Scent of Triumph, Moran weaves knowledge of wine and winemaking into this intense family drama.” – Booklist
The Perfumer: Scent of Triumph
“Heartbreaking, evocative, and inspiring, this book is a powerful journey.” – Allison Pataki, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Accidental Empress
“A sweeping saga of one woman’s journey through World War II and her unwillingness to give up even when faced with the toughest challenges.” — Anita Abriel, Author of The Light After the War
“A captivating tale of love, determination and reinvention.” — Karen Marin, Givenchy Paris
“A stylish, compelling story of a family. What sets this apart is the backdrop of perfumery that suffuses the story with the delicious aromas – a remarkable feat!” — Liz Trenow, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Forgotten Seamstress
“Courageous heroine, star-crossed lovers, splendid sense of time and place capturing the unease and turmoil of the 1940s; HEA.” — Heroes and Heartbreakers
Books by Jan Moran
Summer Beach Series
Seabreeze Inn
Seabreeze Summer
Seabreeze Sunset
Seabreeze Christmas
Seabreeze Wedding
Seabreeze Book Club
Seabreeze Shores
Coral Cottage
Coral Cafe
Coral Holiday
The Love, California Series
Flawless
Beauty Mark
Runway
Essence
Style
Sparkle
20th-Century Historical
Hepburn’s Necklace
The Chocolatier
The Winemakers: A Novel of Wine and Secrets
The Perfumer: Scent of Triumph
Seabreeze Book Club
Summer Beach, Book 6
Jan Moran
Copyright © 2021 Jan Moran. All Rights Reserved.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Moran, Jan.
/ by Jan Moran
ISBN 978-1-64778-045-6 (epub ebook)
ISBN 978-1-64778-047-0 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-64778-046-3 (paperback)
ISBN 978-1-64778-049-4 (audiobook)
ISBN 978-1-64778-048-7 (large print)
Published by Sunny Palms Press. Cover design by Sleepy Fox Studios. Cover images copyright Deposit Photos.
Sunny Palms Press
9663 Santa Monica Blvd STE 1158
Beverly Hills, CA 90210 USA
Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
About the Author
1
“It’s a wonderful home for you,” Ivy said, surveying Mitch’s casual beach cottage where Shelly’s suitcases and a few moving boxes were stacked in the corner. Sea breezes wafted through the open windows facing the ocean. Ivy breathed in the fresh, natural scent of warm sand, sunshine, and saltwater that filled the simple cottage. “Such a cozy space. It feels light and happy.”
“One bedroom is all we need right now.” Shelly tucked the sunflowers Ivy had bought at Blossoms into a chipped, blue ceramic pitcher. She placed the arrangement on a wooden picnic table in the dining alcove. “This is more room than I ever had in New York. And just look at that view.”
Her sister was moving into her new husband’s home in Summer Beach, not far from the Seabreeze Inn she and Shelly had been operating for a little more than a year. Shelly was close enough to walk to work at the inn, and Ivy couldn’t be happier for her.
Still, she felt a twinge of sadness. Ivy would miss sharing coffee in the morning or a glass of wine on the terrace and discussing the day’s events with her.
“I’m glad you’re happy,” Ivy said. Before her sister’s wedding, Ivy had been concerned about the relationship. Still, since Shelly and Mitch had returned from their brief honeymoon in Baja California—basking at a friend’s beach house—their relationship seemed solid.
Maybe that’s what she and Bennett should do. They needed something; she knew that.
“Mitch says this is one of the original beach cottages.” As Shelly glanced around, she brushed back wayward strands of hair that had escaped her casual topknot. She wore a turquoise sundress that had belonged to their mother, so it was a little short for her. Around her neck were layers of silver and turquoise that she’d brought back from her trip.