The Summer She Stayed (The Morro Bay #1)

Sofia Baxter came to Morro Bay searching for a fresh start. What she found was the truth she’d been missing all along.

Sofia has spent the last decade grieving her husband, caring for her spirited niece, and fighting for a brother wrongly convicted of fraud. But years of struggle are taking their toll, and she needs an escape.

When she agrees to house-sit her aunt’s cozy beach cottage on the shores of Morro Bay, California, Sofia expects a quiet summer of lazy beach walks with her aunt’s dogs.

Instead, she finds excitement, mystery, and even a little love.

Because when her husband’s best friend Arch and his son Marcus show up on her doorstep, they revisit the case that has haunted her for the last ten years—the one that put her brother in prison... and might have pushed her husband into an early grave.

With the help of her niece Amanda—and the rowdy Triple B Gals women’s group—can Sofia prove her brother’s innocence? And will her beachside getaway ignite a new lease on life?

With heartwarming clean romance, nail-biting mystery, and a feel-good beachside setting, The Summer She Stayed series by bestselling author Ivory Fields is a beautiful summer read about the power of fresh beginnings, finding new love, and never giving up hope.