Seashells & Second Chances
(2026)(The third book in the Beachwood Bay series)
A novel by Cynthia Luhrs
She came home to escape humiliation. She wasn’t expecting goats, grudges… or her first love.
When NYC sommelier Bianca Serrano gets dumped live on morning television—yes, dumped, as in ‘we’re done’ between weather and sports—she does what any mortified woman would do and flees to her quirky seaside hometown of Beachwood Bay.
Unfortunately, that’s where her estranged mother runs a goat yoga retreat and tourists buy candles with names like Coastal Sage Rage.
Her plan? Hide out in a guesthouse, swear off men, and sip wine in peace.
What she doesn’t plan on:
Being assigned ‘wine pairing’ duty with a goat named Gwyneth Paltrow
Running smack into Noah Holt—the fisherman with salt in his hair, a grudge in his heart, and revenge in his eyes
Realizing her old flame has aged like a fine wine—complex, smooth, and far too tempting
Now stuck planning a town fundraiser with the man she once ghosted, Bianca has two choices:
Keep pretending she’s totally fine…
Or finally uncork the truth about why she left—and what it might mean to stay.
A sun-soaked, laugh-out-loud small-town romcom filled with goat yoga shenanigans, seaside sparks, and one unforgettable second chance at love.
Welcome back to Beachwood Bay—where the gossip’s salty, the romance is slow-burn, and the wine is always waiting.
Genre: Literary Fiction
When NYC sommelier Bianca Serrano gets dumped live on morning television—yes, dumped, as in ‘we’re done’ between weather and sports—she does what any mortified woman would do and flees to her quirky seaside hometown of Beachwood Bay.
Unfortunately, that’s where her estranged mother runs a goat yoga retreat and tourists buy candles with names like Coastal Sage Rage.
Her plan? Hide out in a guesthouse, swear off men, and sip wine in peace.
What she doesn’t plan on:
Being assigned ‘wine pairing’ duty with a goat named Gwyneth Paltrow
Running smack into Noah Holt—the fisherman with salt in his hair, a grudge in his heart, and revenge in his eyes
Realizing her old flame has aged like a fine wine—complex, smooth, and far too tempting
Now stuck planning a town fundraiser with the man she once ghosted, Bianca has two choices:
Keep pretending she’s totally fine…
Or finally uncork the truth about why she left—and what it might mean to stay.
A sun-soaked, laugh-out-loud small-town romcom filled with goat yoga shenanigans, seaside sparks, and one unforgettable second chance at love.
Welcome back to Beachwood Bay—where the gossip’s salty, the romance is slow-burn, and the wine is always waiting.
Genre: Literary Fiction