The Oysterville Sewing Circle: A Novel

Caroline Shelby returns to Oysterville, Washington, a small coastal town she left a decade ago. After her career in Manhattan's fashion industry collapsed in scandal and tragedy, she flees with two orphaned children—five-year-old Addie and six-year-old Flick—whom she is now legally responsible for raising. Oysterville has changed since her departure. Her siblings are managing complicated lives, her aging parents hope to pass their seafood restaurant to the next generation, and Will Jensen, a decorated Navy SEAL wounded overseas, has also returned home. Will and Caroline were childhood friends with the promise of something more, until he fell in love with Sierra, Caroline's best friend and the town's most beautiful girl. Sierra, whose modeling career is fading, is also reinventing herself. Caroline reconnects with Mrs. Lindy Bloom's sewing shop, where she learned to sew as a child. There she discovers that women in this seemingly idyllic town harbor deep secrets. She establishes the Oysterville Sewing Circle, a space where women support each other through hidden troubles. As Caroline regains her creativity and the children begin healing, an unexpected challenge tests her resolve. This time, she chooses to stay and fight for what she loves.