The Sweeney House is a landmark inn on the shores of Cocoa Beach, built and owned by the same family for decades. After the unexpected passing of their beloved patriarch, Jay, this family must come together like never before. They may have lost their leader, but the Sweeneys are made of strong stuff. Together on the island paradise where they grew up, this family meets every challenge with hope, humor, and heart, bathed in sunshine and the unconditional love they learned from their father.
BOOK ONE
Cocoa Beach Cottage
Samantha Parker is picking up the pieces of her life—and a pen to sign divorce papers—after she finds out her husband has been cheating on her, and the other woman is expecting his child. While the idea of leaving town and starting over is appealing, Sam's only option is to head back to her childhood home of Cocoa Beach, Florida, to help her recently-widowed mother run their family inn. Can she go home and start her whole life over at forty-three?
Sam decides to spend the summer living in the beachfront cottage where she was raised, bringing her twenty-four year old daughter for moral support and laughter, and her teenage son, in the hopes that the change will help him heal, too.
Finding peace on the sunwashed island, Sam finally spreads her wings, gets her first real job, and reconnects with the siblings she’s kept distant for far too many years. She helps her daughter navigate a new romance, guides her mother through a widow’s grief, and supports her sister as she faces an unexpected challenge. But when the pain of the divorce becomes too much for her fragile son to handle, Sam wonders if she can ever really escape her past.
BOOK TWO
Cocoa Beach Boardwalk
As Samantha Sweeney dives into the renovation of Sweeney House with her mother, she repairs more than the inn—she and Dottie have never been closer. Fueled by a newfound strength and independence, Sam is certain she’s up to the task of bringing her family's inn back to life, no matter what unexpected challenges they might encounter.
While Sam and Dottie are focused on the inn, the family around them is facing new tests and trials. Sam’s daughter, has a broken heart that needs mending, her sister is struggling with a daunting new addition to her family, and John, the eldest Sweeney, finds his perfect marriage as rocky as the shell-covered sands of Cocoa Beach.
Each branch of the Sweeney family tree is swaying, but their roots run deep. When the newest member of the family threatens to snap one of those branches in half, it will take everything they have to bend and not break.
BOOK THREE
Cocoa Beach Reunion
A new arrival at Sweeney House has changed everything. The formerly distant Julie Sweeney is home with her daughter, Bliss, and asking for far more than a casual reunion. As the family navigates this new hurdle, John faces troubles of his own while his wife is across the country.
The renovation of the inn continues, and Sam's relationship with the carpenter deepens. Through it all, Dottie holds the family together, determined to prove that she should be the one to give her granddaughter the greatest gift of all...a second chance at life.
Can this tightly-knit group emerge stronger than ever as they face some of life’s most difficult challenges?
BOOK FOUR
Cocoa Beach Sunrise
Adventure, romance, and laughter continue for the Sweeney family of Cocoa Beach. As Sam and Erica take off on a quest to find a long lost member of the family, Taylor struggles with some surprising new developments in her love life. The clan guides their dear friend Annie through some muddy waters of her own, and John and Imani start to wonder if the marriage they once cherished and adored can ever be repaired.
As always, the Sweeneys are ready to face it all with constant love and support for one another, but will new challenges and an unexpected addition to the family threaten to shatter their bond?
BOOK FIVE
Cocoa Beach Bakery
After years of searching for her true purpose in life, Annie Hawthorne is officially opening her very own bakery. With that, of course, comes challenges, roadblocks, a few burnt cupcakes, and an unexpected friendship with the charming single dad who owns the gym next door.
As Annie pursues her dreams and dips her toes into the waters of a new and complicated romance, Sam and the other Sweeneys get to know their long lost sister, Lori, who is searching for a fresh start of her own.
With Taylor navigating a complicated love triangle, Annie finally finding herself, and Dottie working hard on the inn -- and her relationship with her new stepdaughter -- there's never a dull moment in Cocoa Beach. But as the gang grows closer to Lori, Sam learns that she and her daughter, Amber, have some secrets, and she starts to wonder what they might really be running from.
BOOK SIX
Cocoa Beach Cabana
Sam and Ethan find a new direction for their relationship and a way to put the past behind them, and their love is finally set for smooth sailing. As Sweeney House renovations near completion, a roadblock inspires a new passion in Julie who decides to run for mayor of Cocoa Beach. The whole family comes together to help her win the election and give back to the little city they all love so much.
Taking the job as Julie’s campaign manager finally gives Amber a much needed purpose in life, but her father’s surprising arrival at the beach forces her to tell him the truth about her pregnancy. The news might have her father reeling, but it sends him right to Lori…and they finally take the time to re-examine their broken marriage, bringing them back to a place neither expected they could be.
When the sun rises over the brand new cabana on Cocoa Beach, hearts are healed and new futures are built. Through it all, the Sweeneys lean on each other and the lessons learned from their late patriarch.
BOOK SEVEN - COMING EARLY 2024
Cocoa Beach Bride
As the dramatic Sweeney family saga comes to a close, the thrill of new romances, second chances, and exciting reunions fills the salty air of Cocoa Beach.
With Sam’s baby on the way, Dottie pours her heart and soul into putting the final touches on Sweeney House so Sam’s wedding can launch the new inn. But her world is tilted when the last thing she ever anticipated comes knocking on her door. Is possible that widowed Dottie could love again?
Taylor grapples with a major change in her father’s life, and her paralyzing inability to forgive him for the past. Until she does, she can’t fully give her heart away…but can she let go of resentment and rebuild that broken relationship?
And while Julie meets her first big hurdle as mayor, she gets some help from an unexpected source…the chief of police who happens to be a frenemy from days gone by. All the while, a mysterious new arrival with a dark past raises questions for all of them…and threatens to ruin the Sweeney’s most important celebration.
Will the family finally finish the year-long transformation of the inn…and their hearts, or will a shocking turn of events send everything tumbling down?