The Sandcastle Hurricane

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Family, wounded hearts, and a Texas bed-and-breakfast are in need of repair in New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Browns inviting novel about down-home comfort and second chances.

Cousins Tabby and Ellie Mae are due for a change. Running their aunts beachfront bed-and-breakfast in Sandcastle, Texas, is just the thing to shake things upthough their lives spin out of control in more ways than one when a hurricane barrels into the coastline. Its a miracle it didnt carry them off to Kansas. Not so lucky are the assisted-living center and a small eclectic group of local folks who take shelter with the cousins.

Two estranged sisters, rowdy as a circus, need a referee for a battle that goes back decades. And a pair of veterans, best friends for years, hash out bittersweet old times. Theres also handyman Alex LaSalle and his business partner, Ricky, experts at repairing the hurricanes damageand at making Tabbys and Ellie Maes hearts beat a little faster.

As unpredictable, crowded, and stormy as it gets, the Sandcastle B and B is still the perfect harbor for healing past wounds, finding romance, and making up for lost time. Add in Tabbys homemade pecan pie, and the Texas shore feels like a little slice of paradise.

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This contemporary romance with a dash of humor is a light read that still doesnt shy away from heavier topics, such as grief and racism. Both longtime fans of [Carolyn] Brown, as well as new readers, will enjoy her latest. Library Journal

Author Bio

Carolyn Brown is a New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author and RITA finalist with more than 125 published books. She has written womens fiction, historical and contemporary romance, and cowboys-and-country-music novels. She and her husband live in the small town of Davis, Oklahoma, where everyone knows everyone else, knows what they are doing and when, and reads the local newspaper on Wednesday to see who got caught. They have three grown children and enough grandchildren and great-grandchildren to keep them young. For more information, visit www.carolynbrownbooks.com.