Home by the Sea

by Gayle Roper

NEW SERIES! Escape to the charming beachside town of Sandcastle Cove where gentle breezes and beautiful coastal views provide a sanctuary for those seeking new beginnings and a second chance at love.

Sophie Jamison returns to Sandcastle Cove, South Carolina, to recover from a heartbreaking betrayal. However, the little beach town has changed a lot since she’s been gone, and ongoing construction threatens to ruin the safe haven Sophie has always known. When her grandmother confides that their family home is at risk of being sold, Sophie is determined to find a way to save it. Jason Armstrong is one of many developers keeping an eye on the double lot owned by Adelle Tilston. Rumor has it the elderly woman owes a large sum in back taxes and it’s only a matter of time before she’ll have to sell her seaside home. During a chance meeting with Sophie, Jason is instantly taken by her, but his hopes of having a relationship are dimmed by the realization that she is Adelle’s granddaughter.

Though Sophie isn’t happy that Jason is part of the renovations taking place on the island, she feels a strong connection to him. As their relationship grows, she shares her plan to save her family home by turning it into a bed-and-breakfast, unaware of his designs on her grandmother’s property. As Jason comes to terms with his true feelings for Sophie, he fears he will have to choose between the woman who has captured his heart and the future he’s worked so hard to build. It seems that all of his plans could easily come unraveled by the one thing he didn’t even realize he was searching for – love.


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211 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 6, 2025

About the author

Gayle Roper rejoices every day that she gets to be a writer because she's in love with story. Even on the days that words rebel and have to be coerced onto the paper, there is nothing else she'd rather do. When readers like her work, it's like God says, "See? I knew what you were wired to do." When her books win awards like the Carol Award (Caught Redhanded) or the RITA Award (Autumn Dreams), the Holt Medallion (The Decision, Caught in a Bind, Autumn Dreams) or the Reviewer's Choice (The Decision), it's icing on the cake. And she gets to teach others how to write at conferences too. She spends a lot of time smiling. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Romance Writers of America and is the best-selling author of Hide & Seek and more than forty other books.

Reviews

[Elizabeth Morrissey]

I was in the mood for a light beach read and this delivered! The characters were relatable and well formed, and they all felt like my friends by the end so I was really rooting for them to solve their various dilemmas. It made me want to move to South Carolina, or at least vacation there--so glad this is a series and I can go back to Sandcastle Cove again!