The Sea Keeper’s
Daughters by Lisa Wingate
Whitney Monroe is desperate to save her restaurant from a
hostile takeover. She hopes to rescue
her business by selling her newly inherited, but dilapidated hotel, The
Excelsior. She travels from her home in
Michigan to the outer banks of North Carolina to quickly settle her inheritance
and hopefully turn a quick profit. But
her problems are not easily nor quickly solved.
She must deal with her estranged stepfather and the tenants who are
determined to rescue the once-elegant building.
She stumbles across some family heirlooms that tell a fascinating love
story. Will these artifacts hold the key
to her understanding her rather eccentric maternal grandmother? Will they enable her to find a way to save
the floundering restaurant?
This was the best book I have read in a long time. I heartily recommend it. Author Lisa Wingate skillfully weaves two
tales, one of the present and one in the past, of Whitney and her
ancestors. Both storylines kept my
attention. I was fascinated by the tales
of her ancestor Alice’s adventures as part of the federal writers program. I was also kept on edge by the developing
relationships Whitney had with her step-father, one of the building’s tenants
and a real estate developer.
Lisa’s style is very easy to read and flows smoothly. There are several different sub-plots, which
add to the suspense of the story. Of
course, the ending has a real twist that I never saw coming. Readers of Christian fiction, who enjoy
non-preachy but riveting stories will really enjoy this book!
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