Leigh Duncan

At forty-five, Michelle has a great life: a husband who loves her, two children on the fast track to success, a beautiful home in Virginia, and three of the best friends a girl could ever want. But with the sudden death of Michelle’s husband, her life turns upside down....

Margaret Dane Clayton has spent her entire life at the Dane Crown Inn, the beautiful resort in the quiet beachside town of Emerald Bay. But the inn once hailed as the "gem of Florida's Treasure Coast" is showing its age, much like its fiercely independent owner....

She has a new career and a promising relationship, but will the secrets of her past ruin her hopes for the future? No matter where she lived, Kimberly Ann Dane considered the Dane Crown Inn her home. As a child, Kim looked forward to frequent visits to the inn, where she enjoyed building sand...

Belle and her cousins have beautifully restored the Dane Crown Inn, and with it, their warm sisterly bond. But can they stay close with Aunt Margaret poised to sell their legacy? For nearly a year, Belle and her cousins have poured their hearts and souls—and every spare dime—into restoring...

Escape to Sugar Sand Beach with Reggie Frank and her best friends for a second chance at all life has to offer. Reggie has life all mapped out. The husband she put through law school has just landed his first big case. He’ll probably make junior partner within the year. In no time at all...

Escape to Sugar Sand Beach with Nina Gray and her best friends for a second chance at all life has to offer. At forty-five, Chef Nina has all but given up on her dream of having a kitchen of her very own. Once hailed as the fresh, new face on the restaurant scene, she saw her hopes for the...

Heart's Landing is throwing a wedding! America's premier wedding destination, Heart's Landing, is abuzz when Weddings Today magazine chooses a young Marine and his high school sweetheart as the winners of an all expense paid Wedding-in-a-Week. While photographers snap pictures, the adorable...

From the time she and her cousin played dress-up and took turns pretending they were brides, Jennifer Longley has dreamed of the day she'd have her very own Heart's Landing wedding. Now, she finally has her chance to visit the charming seaside village where lovers stroll arm in arm past Bow Tie...

Getting the story could mean losing her heart! Captain Thaddeus Heart founded Heart's Landing, the charming town known as America's Top Wedding Destination. The good captain's own love story is the stuff of legends and takes center stage in the town's annual pageant. But layers of tulle shudder...

As the Dane Crown Inn comes back to life, the women of Emerald Bay find that sometimes, in the midst of change, the most precious treasures are the bonds that hold a family together.

Escape to Sugar Sand Beach with Erin Bradshaw and her best friends for a second chance at all life has to offer. Forty-five-year-old Erin has grown restless with her life, which is odd because she's spent the past twenty years roaming the globe. Between summers in Alaska and winters in the...

Could a secret lost in the past be the key to saving the Dane Crown Inn? Preparations for the last family reunion at the Dane Crown Inn are nearly complete. Fresh paint covers the exterior of the sixty-year-old beachside bed-and-breakfast. The overgrown gardens have once again been tamed. Inside...

It's Christmas at the Dane Crown Inn, and the much-needed renovations at the resort once known as "the gem of Florida's Treasure Coast" have been put on hold for the holidays. Amy Sommer Peterson and the rest of the family deck the halls with festive garland....