[Between the Sound and Sea] Will draw fans of redemptive family sagas that cross time and space.–Library Journal Starred Review
Every family has its secrets. Josephina Harris wouldn’t mind if her family still had a few of their own after a lawsuit tarnishes their name. When an opportunity opens to become a temporary keeper of a decommissioned lighthouse on a North Carolina island, she jumps at the chance to escape her small town to oversee its restoration.
As the work begins, “Joey” discovers strange notes tucked deep in the crevices of the old stone walls–pages torn from a lighthouse keeper’s log signed by someone named Mae who recounts harrowing rescues at sea. Fascinated by a woman lighthouse keeper, Joey digs into the past only to discover there’s never been a record of a lighthouse keeper by that name.
When things start to go amiss on the island, locals are convinced that it is the ghost of the lighthouse keeper and his daughter who were lost at sea during World War II. As Joey sifts through decades of rumors and legends and puts together the pieces of the past, what emerges is a love story–one that’s not over yet.
Multiple Christy Award winner Amanda Cox is your guide upon the raging seas of young love, heartbreaking loss, and learning to risk it all for a chance at happiness in this timeless novel.
Between the Sound and Sea is for readers looking for coastal fiction, lighthouse books, and second chance romance.
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Learn more about the islands that inspired Between the Sound and Sea:
When World War 2 Came to the Outer Banks
Video: Expert Jim Bunch talks about Operation Drumbeat. Listen in for a detailed history and to his experiences diving shipwrecks. Enjoy the sound of his Outer Banks accent as he shares his knowledge of the time period.
Lighthouses of the Outer Banks Take a quick tour of the major lighthouses in the Outer Banks
7 Popular Outer Banks Folklore The region is steeped in folklore and legends. Read on to discover the folklore that inspired the stories woven into Between the Sound and Sea.
