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Daria, a young girl, discovers an abandoned newborn on the beach and her family decides to adopt the baby, naming her Michelle. Twenty-two years later, Michelle sets out to uncover the mystery of her origins, enlisting the help of a childhood friend who hosts a TV show about true life mysteries. The storyline is filled with heroism, friendship, and secrets that create complex relationships among the characters. The plot is fast-paced, full of twists and turns, leading readers on a journey to unravel the truth behind Michelle's past.
The book beautifully intertwines captivating storylines of well-developed characters, keeping readers riveted with elements of mystery, intrigue, suspense, heartbreak, and unexpected twists. The setting of Kill Devil Hills and the Outer Banks adds depth to the narrative, creating an atmosphere that immerses readers in the lives and relationships of the characters.
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Early on the morning of her eleventh birthday, on the beach beside her North Carolina home, Daria Cato receives an unbelievable gift from the seaan abandoned newborn baby. When the infant's identity cannot be uncovered, she is adopted by Daria's loving family. But her silent secrets continue to haunt Daria.
Now, twenty years later, Shelly has grown into an unusual, ethereal young woman whom Daria continues to protect. But when Rory Taylor, a friend from Daria's childhood and now a television producer, returns at Shelly's request to do a story about the circumstances surrounding her birth, something precarious shifts in the small town of Kill Devil Hills.
The more questions Rory asks, the more unsettled the tiny community becomes, as closely guarded secrets and the sins of that long-ago summer begin to surface. Piece by piece, the mystery of summer's child is being exposed, a mystery that no one involvednot Shelly, Daria, not even Roryis prepared to face.
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