The Seaside Inn Secret: A Small-Town Coastal Mystery of Murder and Deception

A skeleton behind a sealed wall. A forty-five-year-old disappearance. A coastal town determined to keep its secrets buried.

Hannah Reed expects the renovation of the Seaside Inn to bring new beginnings, peaceful ocean views, and a future beside retired detective Luke Donovan. Instead, the construction crew breaks through a false wall and discovers the remains of a woman hidden inside for nearly half a century.

The victim is Sarah Dubois, a twenty-four-year-old woman reported missing in 1978. Her investigation went cold almost immediately—but someone in Port Blossom has never stopped protecting the truth.

As Hannah and Luke follow a trail of faded letters, secret diaries, altered records, hidden payments, and long-forgotten witnesses, they uncover a web of blackmail and corruption connecting the town’s wealthiest families, public officials, and police department.

But the closer they come to identifying Sarah’s killer, the more dangerous the investigation becomes. Someone has spent decades ensuring the past remains buried—and they are willing to threaten anyone who refuses to stop digging.

With their growing relationship tested and the unfinished inn becoming the center of a deadly mystery, Hannah and Luke must expose what happened to Sarah before another person is silenced forever.

Atmospheric, suspenseful, and filled with coastal intrigue, The Seaside Inn Secret is a compelling cold-case mystery featuring a determined female sleuth, a seasoned retired detective, an evocative lighthouse setting, small-town secrets, and a gentle thread of later-in-life romance.