More Books by Mary Simses
Grace Hammond loves words, even when life won’t stay properly punctuated. Out of work and newly single, she retreats to her Connecticut hometown to confront family loss and old regrets. But a film-director ex, his irresistible leading man, and a local tied to her past complicate things—forcing Grace to learn that love, unlike language, can’t be corrected with rules.
Ellen Branford, a Manhattan attorney with a glittering career and Kennedy-esque fiancé, heads to Beacon, Maine to deliver her grandmother’s last letter to a lost love. A near-drowning makes her a local celebrity—and puts her in the path of Roy, the carpenter who saves her. What begins as a quick trip unravels secrets, family history, and possibilities Ellen never imagined.
