Paradise 548 — Carol Ann Cole

Private investigator Paradise d'Entremont Rhodes is reunited with Thomas and with Hope, the daughter she has longed to find after so many years of wonder and worry. Finally, they're a family of three and everything should be perfect. Paradise is getting to know Thomas all over again and creating the relationship with Hope she has dreamed of. Yet, something is wrong. Thomas reveals a long-term relationship of his own. Someone he has been keeping a secret from Paradise. Her name is Wikolia and she too has been keeping a secret. Paradise doesn't have any experience with personal relationship having spent five years in the convent. Her first inclination is to shut her emotions down, especially where Thomas is concerned. Will she run? She's done it before. One of the main reasons behind her decision to leave the convent some years ago was the disappearance of her brother. Wilmot is still missing and Paradise feels guilty. She has no leads at all. Trying to add to her PI experience, coming to grips with Thomas' past, and struggling to make a life in Hawaii, Paradise feels unsettled. Her daughter seems to be the only bright light in her day and she finds herself being pulled back to the tiny village of Cape St Mary in Nova Scotia and in particular 548 Cape Mary Road. Overwhelmed with so many priorities she makes a decision that could change the lives of Thomas and Hope forever. Sometimes, hard choices have to be made. Paradise has made them before.