Tara Sweet has had it with life in Missouri and decides to head home to coastal California where she has memories of a wonderful childhood before her father died. She expects to regain the happiness she once knew but instead discovers a complicated family history. A possible romance with a handsome firefighter and a future at the beach may not be enough to bring Tara the healing she seeks. VERDICT Carobini’s third beach-themed chick-lit title (after Truffles by the Sea and Chocolate Beach) is competent young women’s fiction and will appeal to readers who like Melody Carlson or Kristin Billerbeck.

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