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Summer by the Tides
Christian contemporary women's fiction
Summer by the Tides
320 pages · First published 2019
After discovering her boyfriend's betrayal and watching her restaurant career unravel, Maddy Monroe returns to the North Carolina coast when her grandmother mysteriously disappears. At the family's beach house in Sea Haven, she reunites with her estranged sisters, Nora and Emma, whose long-standing resentments threaten to reopen painful wounds. As the sisters sort through their grandmother's belongings, buried family secrets emerge, challenging everything Maddy believed about their shared past. Meanwhile, an unexpected attraction develops between Maddy and Connor Sullivan, the handsome neighbor who first reported her grandmother missing. Set against a picturesque seaside backdrop, this heartfelt story explores family reconciliation, forgiveness, faith, and the courage to embrace love after betrayal.
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Infidelity and romantic betrayal; family estrangement and longstanding resentment; grief and the death of a spouse (backstory); childhood emotional wounds; anxiety surrounding a missing family member; mild romantic content, including kissing.
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Paris Pink Lemonade
Rosy lemonade and sparkling water bring a breezy sweetness to Maddy's summer of seaside romance, family secrets, and fresh beginnings.
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- Fill a glass with ice, add pink lemonade, top with sparkling water, and stir gently.
- Garnish: Lemon wheel.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Maine Blueberry Mule
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
Fresh blueberries, lime, and lively ginger beer echo the sweet and turbulent summer Maddy spends rediscovering family and love by the coast.
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- Muddle blueberries gently with lime juice. Add vodka and ice, top with ginger beer, and stir.
- Garnish: Blueberries and lime wedge.
- Glassware: Mule mug or highball glass.
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