The Ruby of the Sea

From the award-winning author of THE PROMISE KITCHEN comes a riveting story of twin sisters caught in their mother's crosshairs on what to do about their disturbed younger sister. Lush with devastating secrets, lies, romance and psychological drama... "You tell me about a family with some sort of dysfunction, and I'll tell you that family is lying."After aimlessly traveling the country for fifteen years, Linnea Chandler returns to her hometown of Key West, Florida keeping the genesis of a life-altering phobia to herself - not a good idea, as she comes to find out.The 19th Century lighthouse that she, her parents and two sisters call home also has a troubled past, carrying the frightening myth that eerily mirrors the mystery of her younger sister today. Should Linnea run while she can? The women must decide to what extremes they are willing to go to protect their secrets. Ignore the brutality behind the retrieval of spoils from a fatal shipwreck in 1857? Defy a 2017 hurricane threatening to pummel their town? And when their world is upended, do the women have the strength to move forward?


Genre: General Fiction