"The best..read the entire series!" Having lived and worked in the Keys and Florida, love the setting and you will all in love with the characters! Looking forward to her new book "One Mountain Away" which I have pre-ordered on Nook.

Tracy has nothing to her name but five ramshackle beach cottages and the unlikely friendships she's formed with her tenants. Wanda, wise waitress turned popular pie-shop owner. Janya, the young Indian wife whose arranged marriage surprises her every day. Alice, a widow raising her complex tween-age granddaughter. And Maggie, Wanda's daughter, a former Miami cop with a love life as complicated as Tracy's own. The new man in Tracy's life hasn't mentioned love or commitment— and Tracy has just discovered she's pregnant. Janya longs to be a mother—and suddenly has two young siblings in her care. Maggie helps out at Wanda's Wonderful Pies…but is the kitchen big enough for both Gray women? And Alice may lose her beloved granddaughter to someone no one expected….

As a tropical storm brews, the wind carries surprises and secrets over the bridge to Happiness Key. Now, more than ever, five friends will discover just how much they need one another.

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Sunset Bridge by Emilie Richards
Tracy owns the 25 acres of Happiness Key where there are 5 cottages that are rented out.
She's in her 40's with not much hope of having a child but that one night with her boyfriend, Marsh was just enough to make her prgenant.
Also we are brought up to date on what's happening with the residents of the cottages.
Love to hear of the sleep overs on the shores of the ocean.
Wanda baked pies and had waitressed at Gaylords til they went topless. so she's started her own place, cuz she knows what others really want for a meal.
Blend of women and their talents come together to make the area work for them all. They all rally and help another get over their problems.
Some knit/crochet, some organize, some bake and some use their religion for a happy medium.
Maggie is on the trail of Blake who she feels used inferior things on the bridge and was responsible for a murder.
Love the uptodate technology of an emergency SOS beacon via cell phone.
Tragedy of the hurricane could wipe them all out... ( )

My mother won this book on Library Thing and shared it with me. Very nice read about a group of friends and a little bit of a mystery also. Enjoyable read! ( )

A beautifully written story about Happiness Key and the women who inhabit the community. Tracy, a socialite with a name but no money (well, except some beach cottages), has now thawed and is in a relationship with Marsh, but will it go the way Tracy wants it? Jayna, a product of a strict family and arranged marriage, has made the best of a bad situation and comes out on top, but she really wants children and that isn't happening. Wanda has the pie shop of her dreams, but those dreams might be ruined in the form of her daughter, Maggie who leaves her job and boyfriend and moves back to Happiness Key. Alice is taking care of her granddaughter and quickly become part of her life, but what if she loses her?

This is just the perfect beach read, to get your mind off things and go inhabit a different place for awhile. You will be swept up in the characters and their stories. Even though there are lots of different threads and angles, the full story is easy to follow since everything intertwines and meshes well together. I couldn't help but be reminded of Debbie Macomber's stories. This is the third book in the series, but I thought it could stand alone. I had no trouble getting into any of the plot points or details. This is a book club pick for a group I just joined. I am going to have to go back and get the first two in the series so I can catch up. ( )

Loved the third book of this series. Good summer read, a little drawn out, and add a hurricane still adds up to a nice easy read, enjoyable characters and Emile draws everything to a close. I really could have done a couple more! Can't wait to see what she has in store next. ( )