The Guest House

(Paperback)

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For generations, the natives of Harrisport have watched wealthy summer families descend on their Cape Cod town, inhabiting the massive cottages along the town's best stretches of beachfront. But when rich Southerner Tucker Moss breaks the heart of local girl Edie Wright in the summer of 1966, an enduring war starts between the two families that lasts for generations.... Edie's youngest child, Lexi, should know better than to fall in love with a Moss, but at eighteen, she falls hard for Tucker's son, Hudson-only to find herself jilted when Hudson breaks off their engagement. Eleven years later, Lexi returns home after two years away studying architectural photography, just in time for yet another summer on the Cape. When Hudson's younger brother, Cooper, arrives unexpectedly to sell the seaside estate after the death of his father and hires Lexi to photograph it, an unlikely attraction forms, and Lexi finds herself torn once again between passion and family loyalty. Then renovations at the Moss guest house reveal a forty-six-year-old declaration of love carved into a piece of framing-and a startling truth that will force two women and the men who love them to confront the treacherous waters of their pasts.

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Praise for the Novels of Erika Marks

Spicy, delicious, and filled with surprises.New York Times Bestselling Author Adriana Trigiani

Elegant and enchanting.New York Times Bestselling Author Eleanor Brown

Magical!Sarah Jio, author of The Bungalow

A savory blend of romance and suspense.Sally Koslow, author of With Friends Like These

Erika Marks is a shining new talent, and she has written a novel full of heart and grace.Rae Meadows, author of Mothers & Daughters

This is women's fiction to be savored.Library Journal (starred review)

Author Bio

A native New Englander who was raised in Maine, Erika Marks has worked as an illustrator, an art director, a cake decorator, and a carpenter. This is her third novel.