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Fifty years ago, he lost the wife and daughter he adored. Is it too late to get them back?
Arthur Ridge’s dreams of a good life were ripped away when he was handed a gun and sent off to war. He returned a broken man, unable to care for himself and the family he loved. For fifty years, he did the work. He made a change. Now… is all hope still lost?
Stacy Parker certainly doesn’t think so. But while she’s promised to help right a wrong from five decades ago, she also has her hands full in the present. Navigating a new town, new friendships, and a new relationship would be enough to make anyone’s head spin, but add in a frivolous lawsuit from her ex-husband’s affair partner and she’s about to spin right off the planet.
And speaking of being overwhelmed… Tessa Carver knows a thing or two about that. As a single mother and a business owner, she’s had to learn to rise above a tragic childhood and make a life for her and her son. The island has been her refuge and her safe place… until her past decides to walk into her coffee shop and take a front-row seat.
Tensions are heating up on the island, but one thing is for the sun always rises over Sunflower Beach.
Lose yourself in the saltwater days and firefly nights of Sunflower Beach, where a cast of unforgettable characters help each other navigate love and loss, hope and heartache, found family, and second chances. This romantic women’s fiction series is suitable for all ages, and is best read in order.
Arthur Ridge’s dreams of a good life were ripped away when he was handed a gun and sent off to war. He returned a broken man, unable to care for himself and the family he loved. For fifty years, he did the work. He made a change. Now… is all hope still lost?
Stacy Parker certainly doesn’t think so. But while she’s promised to help right a wrong from five decades ago, she also has her hands full in the present. Navigating a new town, new friendships, and a new relationship would be enough to make anyone’s head spin, but add in a frivolous lawsuit from her ex-husband’s affair partner and she’s about to spin right off the planet.
And speaking of being overwhelmed… Tessa Carver knows a thing or two about that. As a single mother and a business owner, she’s had to learn to rise above a tragic childhood and make a life for her and her son. The island has been her refuge and her safe place… until her past decides to walk into her coffee shop and take a front-row seat.
Tensions are heating up on the island, but one thing is for the sun always rises over Sunflower Beach.
Lose yourself in the saltwater days and firefly nights of Sunflower Beach, where a cast of unforgettable characters help each other navigate love and loss, hope and heartache, found family, and second chances. This romantic women’s fiction series is suitable for all ages, and is best read in order.
286 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 19, 2026
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May 17, 2026
Um, it was ok
This is somewhat of a slow book with many things with many people going on and since there needs to be room for building stories for all that, another book was written.
Contained in this book:
Stacy continues the battle with Evette in the form of a lawsuit and public apology.
Arthur mopes and is hostile towards Stacy and refuses to accept her help. She decides to look for a different home on the island to rent.
Stacy and Joel talk to Menzies about something important.
The Silver Lining Society accepts a new member.
Tessa has two surprise visitors... not a good surprise by either person.
Layla harbors hate toward an author.
I'm sure there is something else, but i .... Oh! Stacy gets a surprise visitor... then another - one of them is a great surprise, but the other person does something so shocking that I'm sure Stacy's head will explode!
Stay tuned for the continuation of the drama in book 3. This book left many topics unanswered. However, book 3 may open with Stacy lying in the floor, face the color of a beet.
This is somewhat of a slow book with many things with many people going on and since there needs to be room for building stories for all that, another book was written.
Contained in this book:
Stacy continues the battle with Evette in the form of a lawsuit and public apology.
Arthur mopes and is hostile towards Stacy and refuses to accept her help. She decides to look for a different home on the island to rent.
Stacy and Joel talk to Menzies about something important.
The Silver Lining Society accepts a new member.
Tessa has two surprise visitors... not a good surprise by either person.
Layla harbors hate toward an author.
I'm sure there is something else, but i .... Oh! Stacy gets a surprise visitor... then another - one of them is a great surprise, but the other person does something so shocking that I'm sure Stacy's head will explode!
Stay tuned for the continuation of the drama in book 3. This book left many topics unanswered. However, book 3 may open with Stacy lying in the floor, face the color of a beet.
February 28, 2026
too many cliffhangers
One book after another and it always ends with a cliffhanger to get the readers to spend more money. The books are well written but dragged out a bit. Finally ended the shrimp thingy. It’s realistic how vets return home broken and society nor the government couldn’t care less. Pathetic.
One book after another and it always ends with a cliffhanger to get the readers to spend more money. The books are well written but dragged out a bit. Finally ended the shrimp thingy. It’s realistic how vets return home broken and society nor the government couldn’t care less. Pathetic.
March 28, 2026
I enjoyed this book and am only disappointed that I have to wait longer than I thought for book 3. I would highly recommend. I have to say that the Vietnam War was something that was ever talked about. So the way the book played that part out really didn’t surprise me. It was very different back then versus what the military does now.
April 16, 2026
Heartfelt Story
Mia has wound a beautiful story of many lives with different outcomes.
Strong women with difficult situations and challenges.
The Veteran story is so poignant yet true to heart.
Can not wait to keep on reading his story.
Looking forward expectantly for what is next!
Mia has wound a beautiful story of many lives with different outcomes.
Strong women with difficult situations and challenges.
The Veteran story is so poignant yet true to heart.
Can not wait to keep on reading his story.
Looking forward expectantly for what is next!
March 2, 2026
living with a curmudgeon
How did anyone ever recover from Vietnam?? Arthur was despicable- but was he really? Could they possibly find his long-lost daughter? He finally gave them permission.
How did anyone ever recover from Vietnam?? Arthur was despicable- but was he really? Could they possibly find his long-lost daughter? He finally gave them permission.
April 10, 2026
Great read!
Loved this series by Mia Kent, she keeps getting better and better. Can’t wait for book 3 to be released 4/30/26.
Loved this series by Mia Kent, she keeps getting better and better. Can’t wait for book 3 to be released 4/30/26.
May 11, 2026
This is book two of the trilogy The Sunflower Beach series. You will want to read them in order because the first one The House on Sunflower Beach, ends with a cliff hanger.
Arthur is the grouchy groundskeeper who has been living at Sunflower House keeping it maintained while he mourned the death of his friend Sharon. Stacy was temporarily staying there at the invitation of her good friend, Sharon's niece. Stacy was recovering from a divorce. Although he initially resented a stranger unexpectedly showing up, he had come to appreciate her presence
At the end of the first book, Arthur was in the hospital after Stacy found him lying on the bathroom floor unconscious with tears streaked across his face.
He didn't want to die before he found his mysterious daughter. Stacy and her new boyfriend Joel will have to find the daughter of their friend.
Although his job as the lighthouse keeper was made redundant by technology advanced, Arthur went there every night for the last fifty years to light the beacon to lead his wife and daughter home.
Arthur tells how after he was sent off to war, he returned home a broken man. He was watching his daughter Heather when he fell asleep dreaming about the war. When Jane returned, the house was on fire with the baby inside. Although Heather survived, Jane left Arthur. He never found her or his daughter again.
April returned for a vacation, but she is inundated with work calls, so she is barely enjoying it.
Joel and Stacey finally told his daughter about their relationship, and she was fine
Tessa renewed her relationship with her mother who seemed sincere about being a grandmother to Ben, but Tessa was furious when she advised her to tell the father about his son.
Arthur is the grouchy groundskeeper who has been living at Sunflower House keeping it maintained while he mourned the death of his friend Sharon. Stacy was temporarily staying there at the invitation of her good friend, Sharon's niece. Stacy was recovering from a divorce. Although he initially resented a stranger unexpectedly showing up, he had come to appreciate her presence
At the end of the first book, Arthur was in the hospital after Stacy found him lying on the bathroom floor unconscious with tears streaked across his face.
He didn't want to die before he found his mysterious daughter. Stacy and her new boyfriend Joel will have to find the daughter of their friend.
Although his job as the lighthouse keeper was made redundant by technology advanced, Arthur went there every night for the last fifty years to light the beacon to lead his wife and daughter home.
Arthur tells how after he was sent off to war, he returned home a broken man. He was watching his daughter Heather when he fell asleep dreaming about the war. When Jane returned, the house was on fire with the baby inside. Although Heather survived, Jane left Arthur. He never found her or his daughter again.
April returned for a vacation, but she is inundated with work calls, so she is barely enjoying it.
Joel and Stacey finally told his daughter about their relationship, and she was fine
Tessa renewed her relationship with her mother who seemed sincere about being a grandmother to Ben, but Tessa was furious when she advised her to tell the father about his son.
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