Clair — Grace Greene

Twelve friends from the online group, Romantic Hearts Book Club, decide to meet in person during a destination vacation to a beautiful Caribbean isle, Enchanted Island. Of different ages and stages in life, these ladies have two things in common: 1) they are diehard romantics, and 2) they've been let down by love. As a wildly silly dare during her last night on the island, each heroine stuffs a note in a bottle addressed to her “dream hero” and casts it out to sea.On Enchanted Island, Clair keeps her engagement to Sean Kilmer a secret intending to tell her friends when the trip is over, but soon after she returns to Virginia, Sean disappears leaving only a note, a stack of bills, and unanswered questions. Devastated, Clair retreats to her childhood home in Emerald Isle, NC and withdraws from everyone except her sisters, Mallory and Darcy, who each have their own serious problems.Ten months later…In early April, after many months back home, Clair sees no signs of improvement in their lives. She feels trapped in tragedy -- until a stranger, Greg Prescott, arrives in Emerald Isle.Greg has secrets, too, including knowing about a particular message in a bottle. He has reasons for being in Emerald Isle, but when he and Clair make a special connection, Greg must rethink his plans.Will Greg be the spark that helps the Bennett sisters begin to heal and find happiness?For Clair, will Greg be the antidote to heartache, or the bearer of bad fortune that allows Sean to hurt her yet again?