Isabella Montgomery has spent her career making other people's hotels successful. At fifty-five, she's finally ready to create something of her own. When the historic Wexley Inn on South Carolina's exclusive Wexley Island goes up for sale, she sees it as fate—the perfect opportunity to fulfill her lifelong dream of owning a charming bed and breakfast in the Lowcountry.
What she doesn't see coming is Thomas Garrett, the only contractor on the island available to handle the inn's desperately needed renovations. The same Thomas who was her first love at college, who disappeared without explanation thirty years ago, breaking her heart and altering the course of her life.
As they work together to restore the inn to its former glory, the spark between them rekindles as if three decades had never passed. With the support of her new friends in the exclusive Lowcountry Ladies Club, Isabella begins to imagine a future she never thought possible. But her hard-won business instincts tell her Thomas is hiding something about why he really left all those years ago—and why he's back on Wexley Island now.
With the grand reopening approaching and a hurricane brewing offshore that threatens everything she's worked for, Isabella must decide if she can trust the man who once shattered her heart. Because this time, it's not just her heart at stake—it's her dream, her future, and the historic inn that's already starting to feel like home.
Set against the backdrop of the enchanting Wexley Island, with its pristine beaches, swaying palmettos, and tight-knit community, The Wexley Inn is a story of second chances, facing the past, and discovering that sometimes the longest journeys lead us right where we belong.
