A New Path

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As the first hint of autumn appears in Magnolia Harbor, South Carolina, the co-owners of the Magnolia Harbor Inn—sisters Grace Porder and Charlotte Wylde—prepare for a surprise party while they greet their new guests.

After losing her job, Melinda Rainey journeys to the inn to gain perspective on her new life. With her career at a crossroads, she searches for answers and encounters a glimmer of hope. Will Melinda find the strength to reconcile the past so she can follow her dreams?

Tiffany Jackson arrives at the inn to fulfill her mother's last wish. But she has second thoughts about meeting her long-lost aunt and delivering a gift to her. Now Tiffany must discover the courage to face her mysterious relative and learn about her family's surprising secrets.

As the guests of the Magnolia Harbor Inn relax in their beautiful surroundings, they make plans for the future and form relationships that will last a lifetime. Will their stay at the bed-and-breakfast give them the confidence to take a risk and forge a new path?


The Characters

A Southern woman through and through, hospitality runs deep in Grace's veins. When the grand antebellum mansion in her hometown of Magnolia Harbor, South Carolina, was up for auction seven and a half years ago, Grace (now age 47) knew purchasing the estate with her sister, Charlotte, and remodeling it to become the Magnolia Harbor Inn was her new calling.

While she'd enjoyed many years of success working in the corporate world, the long hours and constant hustle of life in Charleston had taken its toll. Plus, it had been no small feat raising her son, Jake, on her own after a tragic accident took the life of her beloved husband when Grace was just 26 years old.

Now that Jake was grown and making a life of his own, Grace was happy to trade in the traffic jams for relaxing strolls along the sparkling shoreline of Lake Haven. Maybe she'd even wander down the lane to visit her handsome new neighbor, Spencer Lewis, who recently bought Blossom Hill Farm. A friendly gesture that Grace knew her aunt Winnie would surely approve of, but not before checking to make sure each guest at the inn has everything they need.

With an incredible knack for knowing what others need, often before they do, Winnie's intuitive nature, gentle spirit and worlds of wisdom are appreciated not only by her nieces, Grace and Charlotte, but by the guests who come to stay at the Magnolia Harbor Inn. At 69 years old, Winnie lives a fun, fulfilling and active life. She enjoys taking daily walks over to the inn, which is less than a mile away from the home she shares with her husband, Gus, and meeting up with The Busy Bees Quilting group to handcraft beautiful blankets, table runners, wall hangings and more.

Thirteen years younger than Grace, Charlotte is a smart, savvy and sensational chef who loves mixing up homemade dishes for the guests at the Magnolia Harbor Inn. In fact, purchasing the inn with her sister was just the step Charlotte needed to get out of Charleston's cutthroat restaurant business and into running the inn's kitchen as she sees fit. When she's not piping ganache onto her freshly baked pastries, Charlotte is penning recipes for her next cookbook--she already has three that made the best-seller list!