Claire Dellamare returns to Folly Shoals Island to help her
father with an important merger, but from the moment she arrives she’s
overcome with strange feelings and even a panic attack. To calm her nerves, she takes a walk along
the beach where she witnesses a murder.
The police are skeptical, however, when they find no evidence. Claire knows that when she was four years old
she went missing from this very place and was returned a year later. She wants to know what happened to her during
that year. Why can't she remember and
why do the woods look so scary and familiar.
Luke Rocco is home on leave from the Coast Guard when he meets
Claire. They both love the water. When Luke finds out what she witnessed as
well as her long ago disappearance he wants to help. He shares with Claire that his mother went
missing the same time that she did. Together
they try to find out all they can to solve a very complicated puzzle. Somebody however, doesn't want the truth to
come to light and is willing to do anything to keep the decades old secrets
buried forever.
Wow! Talk about a tangled
web of lies and deception. The Inn at
Ocean’s Edge will keep you on your toes as you try to unravel the
truth along with Claire and Luke, but it will also keep you quickly flipping
pages. It was tightly written with so
many twists and turns, that I admit I was stumped and not sure how it all fit
together until the very end. To me, that’s great writing! Usually I have an inkling but not with this
story. The characters were all very
interesting, although I had a hard time liking Claire, in the beginning. I liked Luke and thought he was a good guy. Kate
was also a likeable person. I really
admired her strength and fortitude in finding out the truth. The theme of the story is best said in the
author's note at the end, "I firmly believe that every challenge we face
in life can make us better people if we let it. We have to accept the things
that come from God’s hand and allow him to use them to mold and
shape us." Some of those things are
hard to face. But in my own experience,
I can honestly say that I've done the most growing through difficult
circumstances. Okay, are you ready to
visit the island and find out for yourself just what happened? I highly recommend you go, just be prepared,
the waters get rough at times but I promise your visit to The Inn at Ocean’s
Edge will be well worth it.
*This complimentary copy was provided by Thomas Nelson through
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
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