A Love on Turtle Island Series by Lianne James

Sometimes life gives you a second chance because you weren’t ready the first time…At forty-nine-years-old, it’s safe to say life didn’t turn out the way Lucinda Flowers hoped it would. Her husband ran off with her sister-in-law, and her grown children don’t come around much. When her sister, Sharon, calls with bad news, Lucinda boards a plane back to the one place she vowed to never home to Turtle Island.Jim Barnes is Lucinda’s long-lost high school boyfriend... moreSometimes life gives you a second chance because you weren’t ready the first time…At forty-nine-years-old, it’s safe to say life didn’t turn out the way Lucinda Flowers hoped it would. Her husband ran off with her sister-in-law, and her grown children don’t come around much. When her sister, Sharon, calls with bad news, Lucinda boards a plane back to the one place she vowed to never home to Turtle Island.Jim Barnes is Lucinda’s long-lost high school boyfriend. She doesn’t know it yet, but he’s been secretly keeping in touch with her eccentric mother, Goldie, for decades. When his estranged wife goes missing in North Carolina, Jim returns to Turtle Island, hoping to dodge the web sleuths labeling him a wife-killer.The Pink Octopus, Lucinda’s family’s cottage rental business, is in trouble. If it sinks, not only will her mother, brother, and sister be out of jobs, but the entire family will be scattered to the high winds. Everyone pitches in to help save the business—including Jim—and while Lucinda isn’t amused by her mother’s matchmaking skills, she can’t deny that he looks better than ever. Still, she can’t fall in love with someone accused in his wife’s disappearance. Unless she never fell out of love with him to begin with. Can Lucinda and Jim figure out what happened to his ex-wife before he’s arrested on suspicion of murder? Can they save the business before it goes belly-up, separating the newly reunited family? For the first time in ages, Lucinda has a sense of purpose and a reason to believe in love, but will the rug soon be pulled out from under her? Is it ever too late to hit the reset button and start your love life over again? Mature love story * Beach romance * Family drama * Humor * Feel-good * Happy ending Quotes from Sandcastles and Second Chances“Don’t freak out, but Mom has kept in touch with your old high school boyfriend behind your back for the past thirty years.”“Mom already told me I’m fat, so be forewarned.”“That’s okay. She told me I got MS from years of putting Sweet ‘N Low in my iced tea.”“My sister hasn’t given up on men, even if her taste in nail polish says otherwise.”More books to come (7 in all!) Book 2: Saltwater and Serendipity (Available on August 1, 2023!). You might like this one if you enjoyed Serendipity (looking for nature’s “signs” that someone is the right one) and Before Sunrise (two strangers fall in love after spending one magical day together).Book 3: Title coming soon! (Available on October1, 2023!). You might like this one if you are a sucker for Nights in Rodanthe (cooped up during an island storm) and Safe Haven (mysterious woman starting over on an island).Book 4: Title coming soon! (Available December 1, 2023). You might like this one if you loved Message in a Bottle (intercepting someone’s message to a deceased loved one) and Bounce (checking in on someone in pain, only to fall in love with them).Book 5: Title coming soon! (Available February 1, 2024). less

The stranger beside you might just hold the key to your destiny...When a beautiful woman he's never seen before approaches uptight businessman, Frank Flowers, professing her undying love, he's immediately compelled to learn more about her. He follows her onto the Turtle Island ferry, where she admits the grand gesture was a Say "I love you" to a stranger... moreThe stranger beside you might just hold the key to your destiny...When a beautiful woman he's never seen before approaches uptight businessman, Frank Flowers, professing her undying love, he's immediately compelled to learn more about her. He follows her onto the Turtle Island ferry, where she admits the grand gesture was a Say "I love you" to a stranger.When Frank learns why Rose is visiting the island—to honor her friend's bucket list—he takes a detour from his busy day to help her check some items off the list. The adventure—which has the pair blowing bubbles, picnicking on the beach, and riding a tandem bicycle—has Frank feeling like a kid again. No one has ever made him feel as at home, at ease, and excited about life as this mystery girl.He's prepared to sideline his entire summer, if need be, to spend every day with Rose, checking the bucket list items off one by one. But, when they lose track of each other before exchanging last names or phone numbers, Frank fears his best chance at true love has just slipped through his fingers.Remembering that Rose must go home—wherever that is—in one week, Frank sets out on a mission to track down the most beautiful, interesting woman he's ever encountered, promising himself he'll drop to one knee and propose if he finds her. His entire family, along with most of Turtle Island pitch in to help Frank find his soulmate before she's gone forever!As the search unfolds, Frank continues to find himself one step behind Rose, but is regaled with enchanting stories of islanders who encountered her. Through the stories, Frank becomes more and more smitten by this stranger, who seems to sprinkle a little magic wherever she goes.As the clock ticks on, Frank is losing hope that he'll find Rose before it's too late. However, what keeps him going are the continual signs everywhere that the universe is aligning and carving a path for the two of them to meet up again—if only he can find her before she leaves Turtle Island forever!More books to come (7 in all!)Book 3: Summer Wind and Standing Strong (Available August 2024). You might like this one if you enjoyed the tenancy wars in You, Me, & Dupree, and the Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn comedy, Housesitter.Book 4: Seashells and Starting Over (Available Fall 2024). You might like this one if you loved the house-swapping loves stories in The Holiday, and the love letter relationship in Dear John.Book 5: Sand Dollars and Secret Letters (Available Winter 2024). You might enjoy this one if you liked the mysterious and romantic elements in Message in a Bottle, and the tragic way two lovers came together in Bounce.Book 6: Summer Storm and Safe Haven (Available Early 2025). You might like this if you enjoyed the cooped-up-in-a-tropical-storm elements of Safe Haven and Nights in Rodanthe.Book 7: Sunsets and Settling Down (Available Spring 2025). You will love this if you enjoyed the quilt of beautiful love stories in Valentine’s Day and Love, Actually! less

A tropical island, forced proximity, standalone, romance with Housesitter meets You, Me, & Dupree vibes from fresh new author Lianne JamesWhen a series of unfortunate events wrecks Kelly Klein’s orderly existence, she boards a plane and escapes to the one place she knows she can Turtle Island. Her vacant childhood home—Sea Rock—will be the perfect refuge while she devises a plan to rebuild her crumbling life... moreA tropical island, forced proximity, standalone, romance with Housesitter meets You, Me, & Dupree vibes from fresh new author Lianne JamesWhen a series of unfortunate events wrecks Kelly Klein’s orderly existence, she boards a plane and escapes to the one place she knows she can Turtle Island. Her vacant childhood home—Sea Rock—will be the perfect refuge while she devises a plan to rebuild her crumbling life.The problem is Kelly’s mother, Sharon, has already rented the house to a contractor who has promised to renovate it for free in exchange for room and board. Kelly surprises the new tenant—Jake—who has made himself at home and has no intention of leaving.Kelly plans to convince Sharon to evict Jake but learns she has gone on a spontaneous three-month trip to Italy. Kelly is left to get rid of Jake on her own, but quickly learns that he isn’t going to leave without a fight. The result is a hilarious tenancy war with loud music, underhanded pranks, and a pregnant beagle that adores Jake—despite his vehement dislike of dogs.Upon seeing Jake’s frustration over simple home repairs, Kelly discovers that not only is Jake not a contractor, but instead, a podcaster searching for clues in a hundred-year-old mystery lurking in Sea Rock’s walls. When Kelly threatens to expose his motives for renting the property, Jake admits he knows Kelly is carrying around some classified information of her own—and that he’s not above divulging the information to her mother!In an effort to protect their greatest secrets, Kelly and Jake reluctantly enter into a pact. If she will help him solve the mystery at Sea Rock, he will disappear from her life forever, never revealing what he learned about her.But as the weeks of collaborative investigation and home renovation tick by, they begin to bond over the heart of Sea Rock’s mystery.They need to solve the puzzle before Sharon’s return from Italy and the expiration on Jake’s contract. But even if they do, how will Kelly handle her growing feelings for a man who claims marriage is for idiots?Coming this year in the Love on Turtle Island Series...Book 4: Seashells and Starting Over – A dreamy romance inspired by The Holiday and Dear John.Book 5: Sand Dollars and Secret Letters – If you were captivated by Message in a Bottle and Bounce, you’ll love this!Book 6: Summer Storm and Safe Haven – A stormy, emotional read for fans of Safe Haven and Nights in Rodanthe.Book 7: Sunsets and Settling Down – A heartwarming finale for those who adored Valentine’s Day and Love, Actually. less