After the loss of her fiancé a year ago, event planner Lauren Sutton can’t seem to go on with her choice of career or the life she’d built with her fiancé any longer. Floundering emotionally, she makes a snap decision to sell her half of the business and spend the summer among the sand dunes and changing tides of the Outer Banks, taking care of an old inn in Rodanthe, North Carolina with its elderly owner Mary Everett.
Perhaps the salty breezes of the Atlantic and the warmth of summer sun on her face will help her find her direction. What she doesn’t expect to find is a story hidden away in a string of sea glass that will change her life forever.
And complicating things is local fisherman Brody Harrison. All she’d wanted was to sink her toes in the sand and let the coastal breeze calm her aching heart. But Brody shakes up her plan in ways she’d never imagined.
Jenny Hale is a USA Today and international bestselling author of romantic contemporary fiction. Her books have sold over a million copies worldwide, have been translated into multiple languages, and adapted for television. Her novels Coming Home for Christmas and Movie Guide Epiphany Award winner Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses are Hallmark Channel original movies. She was included in Oprah Magazine’s “19 Dreamy Summer Romances to Whisk You Away” and both Southern Living’s “30 Christmas Novels to Start Reading Now” as well as “Beach Reads Perfect for Summer” in 2020 as well as 2023. Her stories are chock-full of feel-good romance and overflowing with warm settings, great friends, and family. Jenny is at work on her next novel, delighted to be bringing even more heartwarming stories to her readers. When she isn’t writing or heading up her romantic fiction imprint Harpeth Road, she can be found running around her hometown of Nashville with her husband, two boys, and their labradoodle, taking pictures—her favorite pastime.
When I graduated college, one of my friends said, "Look out for this one; she's going to be an author one day." Despite being an avid reader and a natural storyteller, it wasn't until that very moment that the idea of writing novels occurred to me.
Sometimes our friends can see the things that we can't.
While I didn't start straight away, that comment sowed a seed and several years, two children, and hundreds of thousands of words later, I completed a novel that I felt was worthy of publication. The result was Coming Home for Christmas, a heart-warming story about friends, family, and the magic of love at Christmas.
The rest is history.
When I'm not writing, I'm publishing through my imprint Harpeth Road Press. I’m also a mother of two boys and a wife to a very supportive husband.
Jenny Hale:
The Magic of Sea Glass
Written By
Jenny Hale
Review By
Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews
First, I want to thank Jenny Hale and Harpeth Road Press for providing me with this book so I can bring you this review.
WOW!! Jenny Hale yet again brings her readers another brilliantly beautifully written story The Magic of Sea Glass! As with all of Jenny’s books this one will put a smile on your face, love in your heart, give you some great insight into life, and yes she even made me tear up a time or two. I think that was the first time that she made me tear up!
Can we talk about how breathtakingly beautiful The Magic of Sea Glass cover is?! All of Jenny’s covers are beautiful-but-this one spoke to me! The graphic design team nailed this one!
One thing I love about Jenny’s books is that she picks the most breathtaking sceneries to place her storyline in. Her descriptions and attention to detail make you feel like you are right there with the characters. Many times I wanted to jump into the book and experience what characters were.
Not only does Jenny pick the most picturesque places but she gives her characters incredibly interesting careers! For example Lauren the main character was a wedding planner. Brody’s hobby was a very special one as well.
The symbolism of the sea glass and how magical it truly is you look at it differently next time you see it. It is a big part of the story that touched my heart!
The Magic of Sea Glass deals with such topics: rediscovering yourself, coping with life after loss, letting go and moving on, and most of all family.
I smiled as Lauren’s hometown was NY as is mine!
This is another touching must read book 5 star read that needs to be added to your growing TBR list.
