Sanctuary Cove

Format:

Book (regular print)

Title:

Sanctuary Cove

Author:

Alers, Rochelle.

ISBN:

9781455501403

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Forever, 2012.

Physical Description:

338 pages ; 18 cm.

Series title(s):

Cavanaugh Island novel.

Summary:

Still reeling from her husband's untimely death, Deborah Robinson needs a fresh start. So she decides to pack up her family, box up her bookstore, and return to her grandmother's ancestral home on Cavanaugh Island. The charming town of Sanctuary Cove holds happy memories for Deborah. And, after she spies a gorgeous stranger in the local bakery, it promises the possibility for a bright, new future. Dr. Asa Monroe is at a crossroads. Ever since the loss of his family, he has been on a quest for faith and meaning, traveling from one town to another. When he meets Deborah, the beautiful bookstore owner with the warm eyes and sunny smile, Asa believes he has finally found a reason to stay in one place. As friendship blossoms into romance, Deborah and Asa discover they may have a second chance at love. But small towns have big secrets. Before they can begin their new life together, the couple must confront a challenge they never expected.--From back cover.

Subject(s):

Women booksellers -- Fiction.

Widows -- Fiction.

Single mothers -- Fiction.

Physicians -- Fiction.

Grief -- Fiction.

City and town life -- Fiction.

Secrets -- Fiction.

Friendship -- Fiction.

Genre:

Romance fiction.

Fiction.

Love stories.

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Woodburn Public Library	Alers	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Mount Angel Public Library	PBK ALERS Cavanaugh Island #1	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Sometimes love is the simplest choice of all.

Still reeling from her husband's untimely death, Deborah Robinson needs a fresh start. So she decides to pack up her family, box up her bookstore, and return to her grandmother's ancestral home on Cavanaugh Island. The charming town of Sanctuary Cove holds happy memories for Deborah. And, after she spies a gorgeous stranger in the local bakery, it promises the possibility for a bright, new future.

Dr. Asa Monroe is at a crossroads. Ever since the loss of his family, he has been on a quest for faith and meaning, traveling from one town to another. When he meets Deborah, the beautiful bookstore owner with the warm eyes and sunny smile, Asa believes he has finally found a reason to stay in one place.

As friendship blossoms into romance, Deborah and Asa discover they may have a second chance at love. But small towns have big secrets. Before they can begin their new life together, the couple must confront a challenge they never expected . . .

Author Notes

Bestselling author Rochelle Alers has nearly two million copies of her novels in print. She is also the recipient of numerous awards, including the Gold Pen Award, the Emma Award, Vivian Stephens Award for Excellence in Romance Writing, the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award and the Zora Neale Hurston Literary Award.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Alers (Butterfly), the Forever line's first African-American author, launches a new series set off the South Carolina coast with a gentle romance focused on second chances. Widow Deborah Robinson moves herself, her two teens, and her bookstore to her grandmother's island hometown, where Dr. Asa Monroe waits to begin a new chapter of his life overseas following the recent death of his wife and son. Despite their immense grief, Asa and Deborah can't keep their eyes off each other when they meet. Their attraction inevitably builds to friendship and love. With a straightforward plot and Deborah's uncommonly quick discarding of her mourning, the only tension is how the couple will be reunited after they part. Soaked in an old-fashioned feel, Alers's hyper-realistic style highlights the mundane details and conversations of daily life and will appeal to readers looking for gentle, inexplicit romance. Agent: Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Representation. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Library Journal Review

Recently widowed and needing a new direction, Deborah Robinson takes her teenaged children, her resolve, and her bookstore and returns to the scene of her childhood summers, her grandparents' house on South Carolina's Cavanaugh Island. Deborah expects to find a sense of belonging and peace, but soon an attractive snowbird, Dr. Asa Monroe, catches her eye. Asa takes a job at her bookstore, and Deborah's life takes a surprising turn as they are both caught off guard by their growing feelings and are forced to rethink their separate, well-laid plans. Richly detailed descriptions and likable, well-developed characters, including mature protagonists and a pair of teens you'd actually be proud to call your own, are highlights of this engaging read. -VERDICT Joining the popular trend toward community--oriented romances, Alers brings the South Carolina Lowcountry to vivid life as she infuses a gentle, satisfying romance with sultry Southern charm and Gullah-infused lore and creates an appealing sea island community that readers are sure to want to revisit. Alers (Capital Wives) lives in South Floral Park, NY. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.