Kristy Woodson Harvey is known for her novels which are full of strong female relationships set in picturesque southern locations. BEACH HOUSE RULES has all that and a few intriguing plot twists you won’t see coming.
During COVID, Charlotte relocated from New York City to sleepy, seaside Juniper Shores, North Carolina along with her husband and teenage daughter, Iris. Her life is suddenly turned inside out when her husband is in custody for Federal fraud charges, their bank accounts are frozen, and the police lock them out of their house.
And the icing on the cake is the anonymous local Instagrammer @JuniperShoresSociallite who keeps mentioning the scandal constantly. A woman she attends church with invites Charlotte and Iris into her former Bed and Breakfast turned “mommune” along with a couple of women who needed a place to stay with their children.
The book contains intertwined stories from multiple points of view (including teenage Iris) as all the women work their way through their personal conflicts and baggage to create a unique family. I enjoyed the journey as each character progressed and grew on their journey to their new lives. BEACH HOUSE RULES is a great summer read.
“Southern bestselling sensation” (Katie Couric Media) Kristy Woodson Harvey returns with a delightfully moving new novel about a mother-daughter duo learning to lean on their community of women—and each other—after their world is turned upside down.
When Charlotte Sitterly’s husband is arrested for a white-collar crime, she and her daughter Iris are locked out of their house by the FBI and—what’s potentially even worse—thrust into the spotlight of @JuniperShoresSocialite, the town’s snarky anonymous Instagram account. Cut off from her bank accounts and feeling desperate, Charlotte takes up an acquaintance’s offer to stay at a beachfront former bed-and-breakfast that’s home to a community of single mothers and draws plenty of gossip in the small coastal North Carolina town.
Charlotte and Iris find solace and are surprised by how much fun they’re having with the other families despite their circumstances. But when the women discover a secret link between them, it changes everything they thought they knew about the unconventional family they’ve created and leaves them wondering whether their coming together was a coincidence at all. Will the skeletons in the mommune closets help Charlotte and Iris reclaim their place in the Juniper Shores community—or shatter the sisterhood forever?
“Perfect for fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Jennifer Weiner” (Country Living), Beach House Rulesis a charming exploration of the joy of friendship, the true meaning of family, and reclaiming the power to reshape our own destiny.
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