Secrets in Paradise

A grieving widow. Her husband’s explosive secret. A last-minute wedding with a shocking guest.

Rina Archer is the second-eldest sister in the Archer clan. Like Holly, Amy, and Randy, she was born and raised in Islamorada, an island in the Florida Keys, but abandoned the island the second she could, age eighteen and ready for a bigger and better life.

Everything was perfect. Until it wasn’t.

Six months ago, Rina’s husband, Dennis, died of a massive heart attack. She and her children are grieving. Her older sister, Holly, continues to call from Islamorada about repairing the Archer House, the Inn where they all grew up, along with a surprise birthday party for their mother’s seventieth—but Rina is resentful toward her family that is no longer in her life and refuses to go.

That is, until a woman appears in her life with news that rocks her world forever.

Now, Rina runs toward Islamorada, as a means to escape the secrets that swirl back home—revolving around her husband and another life he might have had that had nothing at all to do with Rina and the boys. As she dives into the once-familiar beauty of the island, she reconnects with old friends, with her sister Holly and her endearing brother, Randy. She finds a level of peace she didn’t expect and shoves her secrets down deep.

Soon, through a series of strange circumstances—and a wedding she’s decided to help coordinate after the last-minute drop-out of the event planner—she finds herself face-to-face with the ever-handsome, high-school-sweetheart turned chef, Steven.

But no matter how fast she runs, secrets have a way of catching up to her.

That could be said for everyone in the Archer clan. It’s safe to say their time is running out.

Lose yourself in this new women's fiction series that revolves around friendship, love and loss among the Archer Clan. A heartwarming family saga that has the backdrop of the Florida Keys white sand and crystal blue waters.

Chapter One


A soft wind blew, tussling Rina's wavy brown hair. She brushed a few strands out of her eyes, then took a deep breath. The grass had just been cut that morning, and the air was filled with its succulent scent. He would like it here, Rina thought as she stared at the granite in front of her, Dennis's name etched into the gray stone. Immediately she felt the pang in her chest and wondered if it would ever go away.
Conner reached over and put a hand on his mother's shoulder, offering her a sad smile. "It’s hard to believe it's already been six months, huh?"
Rina nodded. It was both hard to believe six months had already gone by, and at the same time, that it had only been six months. It had felt like an eternity to her. Ever since Dennis's heart attack, her sense of time had been skewed. She was lucky if she knew what day of the week it was.
She smiled at her youngest son, then leaned over and nudged his shoulder with hers. It didn't do much since he now towered over her five-foot-four frame, but he let out a short laugh anyway. "More like it's hard to believe it's been eighteen years. I must be getting ancient if my oldest boy is getting ready to go off to college."
"Nah, you're not a day over thirty." Conner smirked, his hazel eyes sparkling with humor. He looked so much like his father when they'd met all those years ago. Sometimes, he would walk through the door, and Rina would freeze for a moment, sure it was her husband who had returned and not her youngest son.
Rina's eyes went wide in mock horror. Hand over her heart, she gaped at her son. "Dear God, I hope not! I know I was a rambunctious girl, but not that rambunctious!" Then she grinned and winked at him. "I'm only thirty when you kids aren't around."
Conner laughed and nodded, returning her grin. He turned and looked over at his father's gravestone, then nodded his head in Rina's direction. "You hear that, Dad? She's sure got some silly notions in her head, doesn't she?"
Rina smacked her son on the shoulder even as she laughed. He'd always had a strange sense of humor, one he had inherited from his father, in fact. Conner had gotten more from his father than just looks. He really was like a miniature version of Dennis. She was just thankful Trevor, her eldest son, took more after her. She wasn't sure she could've handled three jokers running around the house.
Dennis would have been proud of his son, though. He would be a freshman at LSU this fall. Dennis had been looking forward to having two college students and eventually getting to see them both graduate.
"You know, your father and I were your age when we met," Rina told her son. He looked over at her and nodded. He'd heard the story at least a dozen times before, but that didn't stop him from sitting and listening patiently. "We'd both just started college in Miami. He was used to city life, but I was a freshman from Islamorada, as green as could be. God, if it wasn't for your father, I'm not sure I would have survived."

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