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Megan Summers thought that she was safe in the remote coastal village of Victory Cove.  For a year she hid in seclusion, preparing for the battle ahead by building her own target range and practicing adaptability in the darkened halls of Wakefield House.  But, today a stranger appeared on her doorstep.  Was he it?  Was he her executioner?

For Jake Grogan, his trek to Victory Cove started out with a cryptic letter from a woman who after thirty-five years of silence identified herself as his mother.   He was told to locate Wakefield House, the home of his grandmother.  Jake found the sinister residence on the outermost crag of the ocean, but the woman who answered the door was not elderly.  She was young, attractive, and looked like she would do about anything to get him off her doorstep.

Jake Grogan came to Victory Cove to discover his past.  Megan Summers came to Victory Cove to escape hers.  Inside Wakefield House their lives collide, and on the edge where land and sea meet, they wage a battle and struggle to survive the night.

Serena Murphy was losing her mind.

Every night Serena stood on the deck of O'Flanagans Tavern, searching Maine's rugged coast for a sign of her husband's body. Though he was pronounced lost at sea, Alan Murphy still haunted her as only his malevolent spirit could. In the loft above her tavern, Serena hears footsteps pace across her living room floor, yet when she turns, no one is there.

Alan would not let a little thing like death stop him from tormenting her. If she could just find his body, surely this torture would stop.

It had been ten years since Brett Murphy saw his sister in-law, although the separation was by design, to avoid temptation. Now Brett was in Victory Cove, not to declare his feelings for Serena, but to discover the truth about his brother's death. In doing so, he must battle Serena's ghosts, both real and contrived.

U.S. Geological Survey expert, Nick McCord can not account for the destructive waves assaulting the Windward coast of Oahu. The only viable culprit is the new housing development, Manale Palms and its attractive contractor, Briana Holt.

Try as he might to find blame with Briana and her site, the truth remains a mystery as yet another threatening wave attacks the coast. Now allies, Nick and Briana narrow in on the source of these anomalies and find themselves in a struggle to save the island coast and their very lives.

Miss Maureen Miller's novel is very well written, flows smoothly over the page and takes place in the exotic Hawaiian Islands. The sun, sand and suspense blend perfectly to create a story that keeps up the reader's interest and has them wanting to hear more from this talented author. Both Nick and Briana have ghosts from the past to overcome, but they do it in style as the story of unexpectedly anomalous waves threatening the pristine Hawaiian leeward beaches unfolds, bringing them together as they both attempt to solve the mystery. I give a solid 5 stars for an entertaining read.