Five sisters. One island home. A legacy worth fighting for.
When their larger-than-life father, Rowdy Merritt, passes away, the five Merritt sisters are drawn back to Key West—and the life they each left behind. For Melissa Merritt Smith, coming home is anything but simple. Her marriage to Zeke Smith is hanging by a thread, and the last thing she needs is the weight of grief, family expectations, and the uncertain future of Merritt Maritime Salvage pressing in all at once.
As the sisters gather to lay their father to rest, old tensions rise alongside long-buried memories. The family home is filled with echoes of the past, and the salvage business their father built now stands at a crossroads. While the youngest sister, Nicole, is determined to fight for its future, the others aren’t so sure they’re ready to stay—or to believe in second chances.
But Key West has a way of revealing truths that can’t be ignored.
As the tides shift, Melissa must decide if she’s willing to fight for her marriage, her family, and the life she once loved… or risk losing it all to the past.
Sometimes, the hardest journeys are the ones that lead you home.
Genre: General Fiction
When their larger-than-life father, Rowdy Merritt, passes away, the five Merritt sisters are drawn back to Key West—and the life they each left behind. For Melissa Merritt Smith, coming home is anything but simple. Her marriage to Zeke Smith is hanging by a thread, and the last thing she needs is the weight of grief, family expectations, and the uncertain future of Merritt Maritime Salvage pressing in all at once.
As the sisters gather to lay their father to rest, old tensions rise alongside long-buried memories. The family home is filled with echoes of the past, and the salvage business their father built now stands at a crossroads. While the youngest sister, Nicole, is determined to fight for its future, the others aren’t so sure they’re ready to stay—or to believe in second chances.
But Key West has a way of revealing truths that can’t be ignored.
As the tides shift, Melissa must decide if she’s willing to fight for her marriage, her family, and the life she once loved… or risk losing it all to the past.
Sometimes, the hardest journeys are the ones that lead you home.
Genre: General Fiction
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