TODAY IS THE DAY,
I’m sending my twelfth novel, Beach House Rules, out into the world!!
It’s my Full House meets Gossip Girl tale of sunshine, scandal,
and the sisterhood that lifts us when the tide feels too strong.
My mother-daughter duo of Charlotte and Iris and the other women and children that suddenly come into their lives learn that life doesn’t always go according to plan.
But, sometimes, the detour is where the magic happens!
I hope this gossipy and, hopefully, heartwarming, tale transports readers to the beach
and makes them remember with a smile the people they love the most!
And speaking of the beach, the “mommune” at the center of the story is beautiful and charming, a magical waterfront home,
The perfect blend of Southern traditional style,
And modern updates.
When I’m creating homes on the page, I always love to draw inspiration from the pages of Design Chic.
And this gorgeous Jackye Lanham designed home in Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Magazine so beautifully photographed by Emily Followill seemed to me the perfect place to set the story.
Cozy enough for family living,
Polished enough for entertaining in style,
And full of treasures collected from all stages of life,
Every space in this gorgeous waterfront home is dripping with Lanham’s fabulous, signature style.
Thanks to all of you who have ordered BEACH HOUSE RULES –-and huge thanks to those visiting me on tour, in real life or virtually! Your friendly faces are the absolute best part of being on the road.
“Southern bestselling sensation” (Katie Couric Media) Kristy Woodson Harvey returns with a delightfully moving new novel about a mother-daughter duo learning to lean on their community of women—and each other—after their world is turned upside down.
When Charlotte Sitterly’s husband is arrested for a white-collar crime, she and her daughter Iris are locked out of their house by the FBI and—what’s potentially even worse—thrust into the spotlight of @JuniperShoresSocialite, the town’s snarky anonymous Instagram account. Cut off from her bank accounts and feeling desperate, Charlotte takes up an acquaintance’s offer to stay at a beachfront former bed-and-breakfast that’s home to a community of single mothers and draws plenty of gossip in the small coastal North Carolina town.
Charlotte and Iris find solace and are surprised by how much fun they’re having with the other families despite their circumstances. But when the women discover a secret link between them, it changes everything they thought they knew about the unconventional family they’ve created and leaves them wondering whether their coming together was a coincidence at all. Will the skeletons in the mommune closets help Charlotte and Iris reclaim their place in the Juniper Shores community—or shatter the sisterhood forever?
“Perfect for fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Jennifer Weiner” (Country Living), Beach House Rulesis a charming exploration of the joy of friendship, the true meaning of family, and reclaiming the power to reshape our own destiny.
