Gansett After Dark

About the book

Their dreams are within reach. However, they must first let go of the past.

Owen Lawry is on the verge of leaving Gansett Island to attend his father's trial, who is accused of assaulting his mother almost a year ago. Despite trying to escape his violent past for his entire adult life, the upcoming confrontation with his father, whom he hasn't seen in over a decade, forces him to dwell more on the past than the present. His biggest challenge is convincing his pregnant fiancée, Laura McCarthy, to stay behind. He doesn't want to expose the woman he loves to the pain of his past.

Laura is determined to support Owen throughout the trial and their planned life together. The trial and her final divorce papers are the only things standing between them and the eagerly awaited wedding. Can she persuade Owen to let her in and help him through this tough time? And what will happen to the man she loves if his father is acquitted?

As Owen and Laura gear up for the emotional battle with his father, his mother, Sarah, finally opens up about her abusive marriage with Charlie Grandchamp, the man who has been her friend and companion for months. How will Charlie react to Sarah's revelations, and will their relationship progress now that he knows the truth about her reluctance to let him touch her?

Catch up with all your beloved characters from Gansett Island from the previous books and meet some new characters, including Laura and Owen's McCarthy cousins who are visiting the island for the wedding and will feature in upcoming books.

While Gansett After Dark can be enjoyed as a standalone story, readers will appreciate it more if they have read the other books in the Gansett Island Series, especially book 6, Season for Love.

"No one crafts a love story like Marie Force or brings characters to life for readers. She has a remarkable talent for drawing readers into the story, with scenes lingering in their heads and hearts long after finishing the book. The McCarthys of Gansett Island sets an incredibly high standard for all other series." Desiree Holt, author of the Phoenix Agency and Naked Cowboys series