Wind Chime Point

When life gets complicated, New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods proves family’and love’can make all the difference

Facing a personal crisis, ambitious and driven Gabriella Castle retreats to the welcoming arms of her family. Everything she’s worked for has been yanked out from under her, and she seeks the serenity of her grandmother’s home on the North Carolina coast. With difficult decisions to make about her future, the last thing she wants is an unexpected love.

Wade Johnson fell for Gabi the first time he saw her. It’s not the only time he’s found himself in the role of knight in shining armor, but Gabi isn’t looking for a rescuer. To get her to stay, Wade will need a whole lot of patience and gentle persuasion…and maybe the soothing sound of wind chimes on a summer breeze.

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Praise for the novels of

New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Sherryl Woods

“Woods always thrills with her wonderful characters,

witty dialogue and warm and loving family interactions.” ’RT Book Reviews

“Woods…is noted for appealing character-driven stories that are often infused with the flavor

and fragrance of the South.” ’Library Journal

“Woods really knows what readers have come to expect

from her stories, and she always gives them what they want. Here, she pens another great love story populated with funny, witty and charming characters, written with great care.” ’RT Book Reviews on Where Azaleas Bloom

“Woods knows how to paint a vivid picture that

encourages the reader to feel the emotions of her characters…everyone will be able to relate to this book.” ’RT Book Reviews on Catching Fireflies

“Infused with the warmth and magic of the season, Woods’s fourth addition to her popular small-town series once again unites the unruly, outspoken, endearing O’Brien clan in a touching, triumphant tale of forgiveness and love reclaimed.”

’Library Journal on A Chesapeake Shores Christmas

“Warm, complex and satisfying.”

’Library Journal on Harbor Lights

“Launching the Chesapeake Shores series,

Woods creates an engrossing…family drama.” ’Publishers Weekly on The Inn at Eagle Point

“Woods’s readers will eagerly anticipate her

trademark small-town setting, loyal friendships and honorable mentors as they meet new characters and reconnect with familiar ones in this heartwarming tale.” ’Booklist on Home in Carolina

Wind Chime Point

New York Times Bestselling Author

Sherryl Woods

Dear Friends,

Welcome back to Sand Castle Bay! I hope you’re enjoying getting to know the whole Castle family and the men in their lives.

I’m sure many of you will be able to relate to Gabriella’s story’not because you’ve discovered you’re pregnant, have been fired and dumped all in the period of a few days, but because you’ve simply been through one of those times when life just seems to hit a downward spiral. Sometimes it’s not even the major crises that slam us all at once, but the steady drip, drip, drip of petty annoyances that start adding up to overwhelm us.

For Gabi, of course, it’s that huge trifecta of major life changes that sends her back to Sand Castle Bay and the loving arms of her family. And with so much on her plate, it’s little wonder that sexy, attentive Wade Johnson seems almost too good to be true. But Wade truly is one of the good guys. Not perfect, by any means, but caring, generous and steady as a rock.

I hope you’ll enjoy this latest installment in the Ocean Breeze series and will be anxious to return next month for Sea Glass Island to see if the sisters’ grandmother has found the perfect guy for Samantha. Come on! We’re talking about Cora Jane. Of course she has.

All best,

Sherryl Woods

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Excerpt

1

Unemployed and pregnant! Those were two words Gabriella Castle had never envisioned applying to her, at least not in combination. Now, in a twist of fate she couldn’t possibly have anticipated, she was out of work and, just as shocking, expecting a baby. So much for years of fast-track career dedication and workaholic tendencies!

Sitting in the middle of her comfortably furnished living room in Raleigh, North Carolina, Gabi stared at a painting that had cost more than some people made in a year. Her sister Emily had talked her into it when she’d stayed overnight a few weeks ago. She’d seen it in some fancy auction catalog’Sotheby’s or someplace like it’and insisted it would be just the thing to pull all the colors in Gabi’s haphazardly decorated living room together.

“Besides that, it’s a great investment,” Emily had said enthusiastically. “In a few years, it will probably triple in value.”

Gabi wondered if she could simply get her money back now. She was probably going to need it.