It’s February, the month of love, and time for another story, another time.

Billie Stone loves Sandhill Island even though she left it for a while. Her mother still lives there, but she is aging and needs help. And so does Billie. Named for the jazz singer, Billie Holiday, she has a voice like liquid gold and soon finds a new home for it at the restaurant, Le Chez, back home on Sandhill Island. Tied up at the dock is a boat with a new “Snowbird” who has decided to make Sandhill Island his permanent home. And he has his eye on Billie.

Many of the characters from the other stories are back. The story is gut wrenchingly sweet but takes some exciting twists and turns.

There’s a new jazz singer on Sandhill Island. Billie Stone, named for the jazz singer Billie Holiday, has her own set of pipes. She grew up on Sandhill Island and has come back home to heal her psyche after a tragic accident took her family. Billie’s mother falls ill and now she has a new role as caregiver. Once again, her mental health takes a back seat.

Joe Franks, drunk and on the wrong side of the road late one night, crashes into the minivan that came out of nowhere. But after a year in jail and penniless, he thinks he deserves another chance. No one will hire a jail bird, and he’s not cut out for pizza delivery.

Just when Billie comes to the cusp of healing – and finding a new love – Frank’s rage spirals out of control. Have Billie’s losses made her strong enough to overcome once more, or will this final disaster be her undoing?

She would get her life back again if it killed her.

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It’s February! Pick up a love story and immerse yourself in the warmth of an island.

What are you reading/writing this week?