Mary Alice Monroe is the\u00a0New York Times<\/i>\u00a0bestselling author of more than a dozen novels, including\u00a0The Summer Girls<\/i>, The Summer Wind<\/i>,\u00a0The Summer\u2019s End,<\/i> Last Light Over Carolina<\/i>,\u00a0Time Is a River<\/i>,\u00a0Sweetgrass<\/i>,\u00a0Skyward<\/i>,\u00a0The Beach House<\/i>,\u00a0Beach House Memories, Swimming Lessons, The Four Seasons<\/i>, and\u00a0The Book Club<\/i>. Her books have received numerous awards, including the 2008 South Carolina Center for the Book Award for Writing, the 2014 South Carolina Award for Literary Excellence, the 2015 SW Florida Author of Distinction Award, the RT Lifetime Achievement Award, and the International Book Award for Green Fiction. An active conservationist, she lives in the lowcountry of South Carolina. Visit her at MaryAliceMonroe.com and at Facebook.com\/MaryAliceMonroe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the powerful third installment in her Lowcountry Summer series, New York Times<\/i> bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe returns to the sultry beauty of the Carolina coast and the Muir sisters\u2014an unforgettable tale of family bonds as strong and steady as the tides.<\/p>\n
It is the last summer that Marietta \u201cMamaw\u201d Muir and her three \u201csummer girls\u201d will ever spend at their beloved Sea Breeze before it is sold. As the end draws near, Mamaw and half-sisters Dora, Carson, and Harper struggle to find new places in the world.<\/p>\n
Harper intended to stay only a weekend, but a rift with her wealthy, influential mother left her without a home. Free from her mother\u2019s tyranny and encouraged by her family on Sullivan\u2019s Island, Harper has at last discovered her talents and independent spirit. Now, the historic beach house\u2019s fate hinges on her courage to decide the course of her own life. To do so, she must recognize her newfound strengths and accept love fully into her life\u2014of her family, of the lowcountry, and, most of all, of ex-Marine Taylor McClellan, the wounded warrior who has claimed her heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4864,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_cat":[24],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"\n