The Sea Keeper's Daughters (A Carolina Heirlooms Novel)

Restaurant owner Whitney Monroe faces a hostile takeover of her business and sees a potential solution in inheriting a decaying Gilded Age hotel on North Carolina's Outer Banks called the Excelsior. However, the situation proves more complex than expected: her estranged stepfather occupies the third floor, and current tenants are committed to preserving the historic building. Whitney searches through stored family heirlooms hoping to find items to sell quickly. Her discovery of an old necklace and a Depression-era love story sets events in motion. The narrative moves between present-day Roanoke Island and North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, drawing on the history of Roosevelt's WPA folklore writers to connect past and present. The novel explores themes of family and forgiveness, and includes discussion questions for book clubs.