She is more certain of this, when she discovers that her sister was keeping some big secrets and Caleb Carmichael’s gone missing. This summer, Vanessa is determined to channel some of her older sister’s boldness, get over her fear of the ocean, and maybe turn her friendship with Simon Carmichael into something much more.īut when Justine goes cliff-diving after a big family argument, and her body washes ashore the next day, Vanessa is sure that it was more than an accident. Goodreads summary-Vacationing in Winter Harbor, Maine, is a tradition for Vanessa and Justine Sands, and that means spending time with the Carmichael boys. Visit Carolyn's website at and Enchanted Living at She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her punk rock rescue dog Iggy. She's also the editor-in-chief and co-owner of Enchanted Living (formerly Faerie Magazine), a quarterly print publication that the NY Times called “what would happen if Spenser’s The Faerie Queene and Martha Stewart Living had a magazine baby.” Carolyn Turgeon is the author of five novels-Rain Village, Godmother, Mermaid, The Fairest of Them All, and The Next Full Moon, most of them based on old-time fairy tales, dark and glimmering-as well as The Faerie Handbook, The Mermaid Handbook, and The Unicorn Handbook. Visit Carolyn's website at and Enchanted Living at. She's also the editor-in-chief and co-owner of Enchanted Living (formerly Faerie Magazine), a quarterly print publication that the NY Times called “what would happen if Spenser’s The Faerie Queene and Martha Stewart Living had a magazine baby.” She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her punk rock rescue dog Iggy.

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