Nantucket Homes

Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Epilogue Acknowledgments About the Author Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Beginning Introduction Epilogue Acknowledgments About the Author 
 
 
 
 
 Nantucket Homes
 
 
 
 Pamela M. Kelley
 
 
 
 Piping Plover Press
 
 
 
 
 Copyright © 2023 by Pamela M. Kelley
 
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 Ebook ISBN 978-1-953060-37-2
 
 
 
 Contents
 
 
 
 Introduction
 
 
 
 
 Chapter 1
 
 
 Chapter 2
 
 
 Chapter 3
 
 
 Chapter 4
 
 
 Chapter 5
 
 
 Chapter 6
 
 
 Chapter 7
 
 
 Chapter 8
 
 
 Chapter 9
 
 
 Chapter 10
 
 
 Chapter 11
 
 
 Chapter 12
 
 
 Chapter 13
 
 
 Chapter 14
 
 
 Chapter 15
 
 
 Chapter 16
 
 
 Chapter 17
 
 
 Chapter 18
 
 
 Chapter 19
 
 
 Chapter 20
 
 
 Chapter 21
 
 
 Chapter 22
 
 
 Chapter 23
 
 
 Chapter 24
 
 
 Chapter 25
 
 
 Chapter 26
 
 
 Chapter 27
 
 
 Chapter 28
 
 
 Chapter 29
 
 
 Chapter 30
 
 
 Chapter 31
 
 
 Chapter 32
 
 
 Chapter 33
 
 
 Chapter 34
 
 
 Chapter 35
 
 
 Chapter 36
 
 
 Chapter 37
 
 
 Chapter 38
 
 
 Chapter 39
 
 
 Chapter 40
 
 
 Chapter 41
 
 
 Chapter 42
 
 
 Chapter 43
 
 
 Chapter 44
 
 
 Chapter 45
 
 
 Chapter 46
 
 
 Chapter 47
 
 
 Epilogue
 
 
 
 
 Acknowledgments
 
 
 About the Author
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Introduction
 
 
 
 
 
 It's Fall on Nantucket--and change is in the air!
 
 There's a new arrival to the island. Kay Johnson, a widow, was a friend of Lisa's mother and is like an aunt to Lisa. Kay is excited to relax and enjoy Nantucket—she's already signed up for a Needlepoint class. She's not at all looking for romance, but she is happy to make a new friend in neighbor Walter Sturgess, a widower.
 
 When the story begins, Walter's son Travis, CEO of a tech company he founded in Silicon Valley, and his four-year-old daughter, Sophie, are living with Walter until Travis's new home is ready for them to move in.
 
 That new home is being built by Chase Hodges, Lisa's son, and is located on the ocean, next to the home where Victoria grew up--and is now living temporarily with her parents, since she and Todd—her long-term boyfriend and fiancé, broke up.
 
 When she sees Travis for the first time 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Kay Johnson waved as she drove her baby-blue Mini Cooper off the ferry and spotted Lisa and Rhett waiting on Nantucket Wharf. Kay had been Lisa’s mother’s best friend and was like an aunt. Lisa had invited her to attend her small wedding when she and Rhett married, but Kay was on a trip of a lifetime, traveling across Europe with several of her best friends. She’d visited as soon as she returned and had such a lovely time that she’d decided to return soon after and booked a two-month stay at the inn. 
 It was always bittersweet when Lisa first saw Kay as she reminded her of her mother, who’d been gone now for many years. Kay was in her early seventies and tiny. She was barely five feet tall and maybe a hundred pounds. Her hair was short, gray that she dyed blonde, and it curled every which way, giving her an impish look, which was strengthened when