Little beach bungalow - joanne demaio

From the New York Times bestselling author of Night Beach comes a novel as alluring as a weathered cottage by the sea.

The cottage is nestled along winding Sea View Road, set back from the sandy street.

Surrounded by swaying dune grass, its a shabby little beach bungalow with an open back porch overlooking a sparkling Long Island Sound.

A sign propped in the front window says: For Rent.

Well, the cottage was For Rent .

until one particular lobsterman booked a summer stay there.

As Shane Bradford settles into the New England beach town of Stony Point, he unloads more than boxes and duffels.

With his arrival, he unpacks secrets, and entwined histories, among his circle of beach friends.

Old loves surface.

New ones emerge, too.

Little Beach Bungalow follows Shanes simmering summer days back on the Connecticut shore, and much is in store.