The Winter Sea

In this novel, a woman seeks a new life in a small Australian town, but her future is threatened by a family's secrets.

“A remarkable story of love and intrigue, The Winter Sea is a book that is hard to put down and impossible to forget.” —Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times–bestselling author

Escaping an unhappy marriage and an unsatisfactory job, Cassie Holloway moves to the little Australian coastal town of Whitby Point. There she meets the Aquino family, whose fishing business was founded by their ancestor, Giuseppe, an Italian immigrant, some ninety years before.

Life for Cassie on the southwest coast is sweet as she sets up a successful restaurant and falls in love with Giuseppe's great grandson Michael. But when the family patriarch dies, a devastating family secret is revealed which threatens to destroy her dreams. Cassie's future happiness now rests with her quest for the truth.