A novel about finding refuge in an upside-down world.

WITH A CLICK OF THE MOUSE, Adele Walker buys her dream beach house online and packs up for Sanibel Island, Florida. Everyone, including her husband, thinks she’s gone off the deep end. But empty-nester Adele is burnt out, sick and tired of worrying about everything under the sun. The imaginary go-to happy place in her mind is no longer enough. She’s ready…more than ready to set sail somewhere real, catch her second wind, and claim whatever treasures life has yet to offer.

The falling-apart house on stilts isn’t what she expected. But as she goes about fixing it up, the wonders of the sanctuary island off the Gulf Coast of Florida—from its birds to its seashells, and a surprise showing up at her door—minister to her in extraordinary ways.

WOULD SHE RATHER LIVE STUCK ON HER REGRETS OR MOVE FORWARD LIKE A MASTERPIECE IN THE MAKING, A WORK OF ART IN PROGRESS?

So launches her purposeful steps back to a place she loved as a child—the one true resting spot for her soul, a place of revitalizing love.