The Inn at Ocean's Edge

Book #1 in the Sunset Cove series

A hotel visit triggers lost memories, unraveling a hidden past and a dangerous truth.

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336 pages· 73,068 words

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Claire Dellamare's return to a Maine hotel stirs forgotten memories of her mysterious childhood disappearance. As she and Luke Rocco, who lost his mother at the same time, delve into their pasts, they uncover a web of secrets. With a murderer lurking and her family concealing the truth, Claire must confront her hidden history to survive. What really happened during that lost year, and who can she trust?

From the publisher

In this USA TODAY bestselling romantic suspense, Claire’s visit to a luxury hotel in Maine awakens repressed memories that undermine all she holds dear.In 1989, Claire Dellamare disappeared from her own fourth birthday party at the Hotel Tourmaline on the island of Folly Shoals, Maine. She showed up a year later at the same hotel, with a note pinned to her dress but no explanation. Nobody knows where Claire spent that year–and until now, Claire didn’t even know she had ever been missing.But when Claire returns to the Hotel Tourmaline for a business meeting with her CEO father, disturbing memories begin to surface . . . despite her parents’ best efforts to keep them forgotten.Luke Rocco lost his mother under equally mysterious circumstances–at the same time Claire disappeared. After a chance encounter reveals the unlikely link between them, Claire and Luke set out together to uncover the truth about what happened that fateful year.With flashbacks swimming just beneath her consciousness and a murderer threatening her safety, Claire’s very life depends on unscrambling her past . . . even if her family refuses to acknowledge it. Someone–maybe everyone–is hiding something from Claire, and it could cost her everything to drag the truth out into the light.Praise for The Inn at Ocean’s Edge: “Evocative and gripping, The Inn at Ocean’s Edge will keep you flipping pages long into the night.”–Dani Pettrey, bestselling author of the Alaskan Courage series”I burned through The Inn at Ocean’s Edge in one sitting. An intricate plot by a master storyteller. Colleen Coble has done it again with this gripping opening to a new series. I can’t wait to spend more time at sunset cove.”–Heather Burch, bestselling author of One Lavender RibbonFull-length romantic suspense and the first installment of the Sunset Cove seriesBook one: The Inn at Ocean’s EdgeBook two: Mermaid MoonBook three: Twilight at Blueberry BarrensIncludes discussion questions for book clubsPerfect for fans of Allison Brennan, Terri Blackstock, and Dani Pettrey

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