The Magic of Sea Glass Plot Summary Lauren Sutton's wedding event planning business, Sugar and Lace, is so wildly successful that it's the subject of a reality TV show. After losing her fiancé, Mason, in a car accident, Lauren can no longer cope with happy couples and wedding celebrations--she is too overwhelmed with grief. Mason's dream had been for the two of them to move to the Outer Banks of North Carolina where they would enjoy an amazing life and send everyone postcards that read, "Wish You Were Here." With that in mind, Lauren sells her half of the business to her partner, accepts a job as a seasonal assistant to an innkeeper in Rodanthe, and tries to escape her old life. Mary Everett, the widowed innkeeper of the Tide and Swallow, is struggling to stay afloat. Her inn can't compete with the modern lodging accommodations in the area--at least until Lauren starts planning updates and investing in the inn. As a welcome gift, Mary gives Lauren an ex
The Christmas Bookshop Plot Summary When the retail shop where Carmen works closes, she has no education, skills, or motivation to help her land a new job. She moves back in with her parents, but it's not long before a new opportunity comes her way. Carmen's super successful sister, Sofia, is an attorney with a new home in Edinburgh. With baby number four on the way and her husband out of town on business, Sofia could use an extra hand, even though she doesn't relish the thought of dealing with her contrary sister. As luck would have it, one of Sofia's clients, Mr. McCreedie, is about to lose his beloved bookshop. He's an eccentric man with little people or business skills, and his shop is dirty, outdated, and failing. Sofia convinces Carmen to work temporarily for Mr. McCreedie and help him turn things around to see if the shop can be salvaged. Carmen resents her sister's success, never feeling like she can measure up, and she has no interest in her ni