Return to Pualei Beach Inn
(2023)(The first book in the Pualei Beach series)
A novel by Julia Clemens
Maui, home, is calling.
They all loved him. More than that, they trusted him. But when the patriarch of the Kamanu family betrays them in the worst of ways, the women step up.
Star
As the oldest, Star has always felt an obligation to her family. So when her mother is left to care for their family legacy, the Pualei Beach Inn, Star abandons her life in LA without a backward glance. It may have helped that her long-time boyfriend was more of a convenient date and her career has suddenly imploded, but she’s bought a one-way ticket home, doing her best to tow her sisters along whether they want to come or not.
Anu
Anu wishes she could go home to Maui. She’d be there in a heartbeat if it weren’t for her beloved husband Steve. But his career as a professional golfer is on the mainland and he needs to focus. His lifelong career goals are almost within reach and Anu won’t abandon him, because their marriage is everything to her. Especially because wedded bliss isn’t quite as rosy at it appears from the outside.
Jade
Jade, the sister who never left Hawaii, has dealt with most of the fallout. She’s the one who stood by her mother’s side as everything fell apart and as grateful as she is that her mother was never alone, the burden of pain becomes more than any one person can handle. But knowing her sisters will be coming home shortly buoys her in a way nothing else could, especially because Jade is struggling in her own marriage, holding things together by sheer willpower for her daughters’ sake.
Kai
Kai can’t wait to jump on the plane and see Maui again. Sure, she has a career as a successful fashion photographer and she hasn’t lived on the island in nearly two decades, but her family needs her. Nothing else could be more important. And the fact that going home puts her an ocean away from a commitment she’s trying to avoid makes it all the better. Until that commitment follows her home.
Travel to the beautiful island of Maui with the Kamanu sisters. Revel in the joy of ohana, experience the pain that sometimes accompanies the deepest love, but in the end know that all will be well. Come home to Pualei Beach.
Genre: General Fiction
They all loved him. More than that, they trusted him. But when the patriarch of the Kamanu family betrays them in the worst of ways, the women step up.
Star
As the oldest, Star has always felt an obligation to her family. So when her mother is left to care for their family legacy, the Pualei Beach Inn, Star abandons her life in LA without a backward glance. It may have helped that her long-time boyfriend was more of a convenient date and her career has suddenly imploded, but she’s bought a one-way ticket home, doing her best to tow her sisters along whether they want to come or not.
Anu
Anu wishes she could go home to Maui. She’d be there in a heartbeat if it weren’t for her beloved husband Steve. But his career as a professional golfer is on the mainland and he needs to focus. His lifelong career goals are almost within reach and Anu won’t abandon him, because their marriage is everything to her. Especially because wedded bliss isn’t quite as rosy at it appears from the outside.
Jade
Jade, the sister who never left Hawaii, has dealt with most of the fallout. She’s the one who stood by her mother’s side as everything fell apart and as grateful as she is that her mother was never alone, the burden of pain becomes more than any one person can handle. But knowing her sisters will be coming home shortly buoys her in a way nothing else could, especially because Jade is struggling in her own marriage, holding things together by sheer willpower for her daughters’ sake.
Kai
Kai can’t wait to jump on the plane and see Maui again. Sure, she has a career as a successful fashion photographer and she hasn’t lived on the island in nearly two decades, but her family needs her. Nothing else could be more important. And the fact that going home puts her an ocean away from a commitment she’s trying to avoid makes it all the better. Until that commitment follows her home.
Travel to the beautiful island of Maui with the Kamanu sisters. Revel in the joy of ohana, experience the pain that sometimes accompanies the deepest love, but in the end know that all will be well. Come home to Pualei Beach.
Genre: General Fiction
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