Publisher's Synopsis
"Some secrets are buried in sand, others in time-but the heart always knows where to dig."
Kauai, 1989. Practical bookstore owner Christy Capelli arrives at her late grandmother's beach cottage with a simple plan: clear out the hoarded stuff, sell the property, and return to her orderly Portland life. But a faded love letter and a mysterious silver compass send her tumbling into a decades-old mystery that upends everything she thought she knew about her family's past.
Noah Kahele isn't just the masterful carpenter hired to restore the condemned cottage-he's a man rebuilding his life after a devastating loss. His gentle strength and deep island roots call to a yearning Christy has always denied.
As midnight beach searches lead to stolen kisses, Christy finds herself caught between two worlds. The powerful Caldwell family will stop at nothing to keep old secrets buried, threatening everything she values-her grandmother's legacy, her Portland bookstore, and her newly awakened heart.
With the island's golden shores beckoning her to stay and the Pacific Northwest's familiar security pulling her back, Christy faces the most important choice of her life. Is Noah's love worth risking everything she's built? When uncovering the truth becomes dangerous, will she retreat or find the courage to fight for a future she never imagined-but suddenly cannot live without?
A romantic mystery that transports you to late-1980s Hawaii, where wartime secrets and present-day passions collide, proving that sometimes the most precious treasures aren't buried in sand, but in the courage to trust your heart.
