Author: joannedemaio

New York Times bestselling author Joanne DeMaio returns to The Seaside Saga and her New England beach town, where secrets carry on salt air breezes.It’s been a long, hot summer in Stony Point. As temperatures rise on the Connecticut coast, so do the secrets. Everyone’s got one. Jason and Maris, Celia and lobsterman Shane, the beach commissioner, and especially innkeeper Elsa. With the passing … Elsa. With the passing summer days, each secret–sad, shocking, and sweet–unfurls like a breaking wave.Can you keep the beach friends’ Salt Air Secrets? Just turn beneath the stone railroad trestle, walk past the shingled cottages,…

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From New York Times bestselling author Joanne DeMaio comes a novel of one unforgettable week at the shore — during a summer that changes everything. Every summer has a story. That couldn’t be more true for Jason and Maris Barlow, the Bradford brothers, soon-to-be innkeepers Elsa and Celia, and the rest of The Seaside Saga cast. But this particular summer is leaving its mark on the New England … England beach town of Stony Point. As lone lobsterman Shane settles in for another week at his rented bungalow by the sea, emotional tides turn. Relationships come unmoored; secret love affairs…

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From New York Times bestselling author Joanne DeMaio comes a beautiful novel about a little town you’ll want to visit, and a love story you won’t soon forget.Harry Dane lives an ordinary life. From his days working alongside his father at a New England general store, to Harry’s endearing and heartbreaking relationships, to sudden snowstorms, to quirky fiascos of found kittens and spilled jam … kittens and spilled jam jars, always … always there is a curious constant.Through it all, each and every winter, a Christmas card arrives at Harry’s Craftsman bungalow from a mysterious woman named Sadie Welles. And…

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Night Beach comes a novel as alluring as a weathered cottage by the sea.The cottage is nestled along winding Sea View Road, set back from the sandy street. Surrounded by swaying dune grass, it’s a shabby little beach bungalow with an open back porch overlooking a sparkling Long Island Sound. A sign propped in the front window says: For Rent.Well, the … window says: For Rent.Well, the cottage was For Rent … until one particular lobsterman booked a summer stay there. As Shane Bradford settles into the New England beach town of…

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Castaway Cottage comes a novel as captivating as the moonlit sea.Everything was in place for the perfect beachside gathering. Lace-wrapped jars hung from white chairs on the sand. Paper lanterns and tiki torches glimmered in the twilight evening. A rowboat draped with roses and vines waited in the wings. Love floated on the salt air.Until the arrival … the salt air.Until the arrival of a mysterious guest named Shane Bradford, a lobsterman with a tangled past in this little New England beach town.Like a sudden sea breeze, the special evening quickly turns.…

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From New York Times bestselling author Joanne DeMaio comes a novel snow-dusted with love and possibility.Lindsey Haynes’ father once gave her a snow globe with the note: “Unsure where to go? Give a little shake … and your heart will always know.” On a whim, those words lead her to the quaint New England town of Addison. It’s a place straight out of a storybook with its twinkling town green, … twinkling town green, decorated Main Street, and secluded lakeside cabin community.But an encounter with a dejected doctor named Greg Davis turns Lindsey’s days upside down, much like a snow…

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From New York Times bestselling author Joanne DeMaio comes a novel that knocks on a shabby cottage door, opening to an unforgettable summer.Every cottage tells a story. It’s a saying Jason Barlow returns to as an architect designing New England beach homes. The latest cottage story he hopes to tell rises from the Stony Point sand: the last-standing cottage on the beach. It’s the sole … It’s the sole survivor–something Jason can relate to–as surrounding cottages washed out to sea in long-ago hurricanes.The owners aren’t budging, though, keeping Jason’s proposed renovation at bay. But with some help from the beach…

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Have a seaside seat with the beach friends in this irresistible novel from New York Times bestselling author Joanne DeMaio.Blue skies and smooth seas return to the coastal community of Stony Point. Until a new arrival in this little New England beach town sets forth a competition like no other. As the temperature rises beneath the summer sun, so do the antics and good-natured fun.Join Jason … good-natured fun.Join Jason Barlow, Maris, Kyle, Elsa and the rest of the gang for another unforgettable season at the shore. The sound of gulls and lapping waves are calling you to the page…

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