In age of elegance and excess, Lilly Westbrook longs for a love both true and eternal.

Newport, Rhode Island, 1899, is a place of shimmering waves, sleek yachts, and ladies of leisure. Of opulent mansions that serve as summer cottages for the rich and famous. Home of railroad magnates and banking tycoons—dashing young men and the women who aspire to marry them.

But it's not the place for lady novelists. Especially not those

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Acclaimed for her insightful depiction of the magic and mystery in everyday life and relationships, Luanne Rice is one of today’s most gifted novelists. Now the author of eight consecutive New York Times bestsellers delivers her most powerful book yet—the story of a man and woman forced to choose between the past that haunts them and the love that won’t let them go.
Jane Porter left the apple orchards of rural Twin Rivers,...

In 1942, an eleven-year-old girl who longs to be a pilot and her family try to manage their lives in Rhode Island when the father goes to fight in World War II.

When Hollywood heartthrob Ryan Christensen unexpectedly comes into her life, pub owner Taryn Mitchell finds herself falling hard for his humor and charm, but wonders if their newfound relationship is strong enough to withstand the tabloids, the paparazzi and jealous fans.

Another season begins in the seaside resort town of Winslow, Rhode Island, and Rosa Capoletti's life takes an unexpected turn when her childhood sweetheart arrives back in town. Now Rosa learns that in love, as in life, there are second chances.