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| Moonglow Bay, Texas – Present Day Sisters Harper and Flannery Campbell have been estranged for the last six years, but the death of a grandmother whom they didn’t know existed brings them to Moonglow Bay. Will they get a chance to repair their relationship, or will they once again walk away from each other? The will leaves part of their grandmother’s estate to them and requires that they live together for six weeks and keep alive a sourdough starter that is one hundred fifty years old. Harper is a high-powered marketing executive based in New York City, but while she is traveling to Texas, she learns that she’s been fired because of a tweet under her name that was actually sent by a co-worker she had given access to use her account. Harper doesn’t know what she will do as her reputation is now damaged, but maybe the six weeks in Moonglow Bay will give her a chance to reassess her life and career. Of course, this means getting along with Flannery. Gray Cooper, the executor of the estate, is younger than Harper expected—and he’s attractive. Will he provide a distraction for Harper while she is here? Flannery just walked out on her husband, leaving with her wheelchair-bound daughter, Willow, and all their belongings. After four years of marriage, she can no longer take Alan’s lies and abuse. She sees Moonlight Bay as a fresh start for her and Willow. Of course, it means meeting Harper again, the sister who berated and blamed her for their mother’s death six years ago. But their mother, Tia, was manipulative, and nothing could have prevented her death. Still timid after being in an abusive marriage, Flannery feels scared of what she finds at the lighthouse and cottage left to them by their grandmother. But she will need to overcome her fears if she wants to become independent. Their reunion is stilted at first in THE LIGHTHOUSE ON MOONGLOW BAY, but Harper and Flannery do share a common goal of wanting to cooperate with the requirements of the will. This is keeping and feeding the sourdough starter alive, make bakery items from the castoff starter, and entering—and winning—the annual baking contest held in Moonglow Bay. If they don’t, then Harper and Flannery get nothing. Their Aunt Johnnie helps them at first as neither sister knows anything about the care and feeding of a sourdough starter. It’s a new, fresh start for the Campbell sisters and they will be living together in the cottage. This allows them the time to talk about the past, including growing up together and the fight that drove them apart. It also helps Flannery to become a stronger person, because readers suspect that Alan will be coming to look for his wife. Meanwhile, Harper acts upon her attraction to Gray. He’s been very helpful to them while they navigate the terms of the will. It also turns out his mother was Tia’s best friend growing up. Maybe they will learn more about the relationship between their grandmother and Tia, and why Tia told Harper and Flannery their grandmother was already dead. The lighthouse needs to be rehabilitated and there is an onsite caretaker, Hank Charbonneau, a man with a scarred face. Hank is gentle with Flannery and Willow, which soon leads to them trusting Hank. It's a journey of trial and tribulation for Harper and Flannery in THE LIGHTHOUSE ON MOONGLOW BAY, but readers will sense that they will somehow make it. I found it to be a hard-to-put-down tale and was glad to see an epilogue to learn what the future holds for the sisters and this is why I awarded it A Perfect 10. It won’t be easy, and they will have to fight each other and work together before they can finally win. The romance takes a mostly backseat to the relationship building between Harper and Flannery. Along the way, there will be tears, joys, and finally, happiness. Don’t miss this enjoyable tale. |
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THE LIGHTHOUSE ON MOONGLOW BAY – Lori Wilde