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Nicole Ellis
Nicole Ellis writes contemporary fiction set in coastal towns. Her books include The Inn at Willa Bay, The Sea Star Bakery, A Haven on the Bay, The Sunset Cottages, and The Riverside Dance Studio.
A Haven on the Bay
Synopsis
A Haven on the Bay is the third novel in Nicole Ellis's Willa Bay series, published in 2020.
Meg Briggs is finally close to the restaurant she has been imagining — an old barn on the inn's grounds, if she can get it converted — and in the middle of the work she turns up a journal that belonged to someone else's life at Willa Bay. Taylor, a chef at the lodge, is thinking about leaving now that the people she liked working with have gone. Tia, an event coordinator, is trying to hold on to her independence against a family that doubts she can manage it after a tragedy. Samantha is starting over with a changed outlook, and Debbie is balancing her family against her own life until news arrives that she cannot balance around.
The series' pattern holds: several viewpoints, the inn at the centre, and a clean, gentle register.
Genres
Characters
Meg BriggsProtagonist
A chef converting an old barn into her own restaurant.
TiaProtagonist
An event coordinator asserting her independence after a tragedy.
Mr. TaylorSupporting
A lodge chef weighing a move away from Willa Bay.
SamanthaSupporting
Starting over with a new outlook.
DebbieSupporting
Balancing family against her own life when difficult news arrives.