The Sound of the Sea: A Five Island Cove Novel

Contents Cover Title Page Contents Praise for Jessie Newton Copyright Dedication Jessie’s Books 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 Sneak Peek - The Lighthouse Chapter One From Jessie About Jessie Cover Title Page Contents Copyright Beginning About Jessie 
 
 
 
 
 The Sound of the Sea
 A Five Island Cove Novel
 
 Sail Away
 Book Two
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jessie Newton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Contents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Praise for Jessie Newton
 
 
 
 
 Jessie’s Books
 
 
 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
 
 
 Sneak Peek - The Lighthouse Chapter One
 
 
 
 
 From Jessie
 
 
 About Jessie
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Praise for Jessie Newton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ★★★★★ "On the pedestal with Wendy Wax and Inglath Cooper." ~ Amazon reviewer, on The Lighthouse (Five Island Cove, Book 1)
 
 
 
 ★★★★★ “This is a series to take you away from the day’s stress. You will find comfort in the strength of each of these women. They support each other in friendships we all dream of having. There is drama, there is laughter, there is family, there is a human connectedness.” ~Nook Reviewer, on The Lighthouse (Five Island Cove, Book 1)
 
 
 
 ★★★★ "A thought-provoking novel of relatable friendships. Jessie Newton giftedly reveals each woman’s past and current life, bringing them to life in a way that allows them closure and a new beginning." ~InD'Tale Magazine, on The Lighthouse (Five Island Cove, Book 1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 THE SOUND OF THE SEA
 Book 2, Sail Away series
 by Jessie Newton
 
 Copyright © 2023 by Elana Johnson, writing and doing business as Jessie Newton
 Published by JEN Publishing, an imprint of AEJ Creative Works
 All Rights Reserved
 
 This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. No part of this book can be reproduced in any form or by electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems, without the express written permission of the author. The only exception is by a reviewer who may quote short excerpts in a review. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions, and do not participate in, or encourage, the electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support of the author’s rights is appreciated.
 Cover by Elizabeth Mackey Graphic Design
 Interior design by JEN Publishing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 For those of you who find yourself on wide open water, in the taste of the tropics, or in the sound of the sea - the way I do.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jessie’s Books
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Five Island Cove:
 1. The Lighthouse - free!
 2. The Summer Sand Pact
 3. The Cliffside Inn
 4. Christmas at the Cove
 5. The House on Seabreeze Shore
 6. Four Weddings and a Baby
 7. The Seafaring Girls
 8. Rebuilding Friendship Inn
 9. The Glass Dolphin
 
 
 
 Gone Wishing - a Five Island Cove Tie-In Novel, best read after Rebuilding Friendship Inn
 The Sound of the Sea - a Five Island Cove Novel, best read after Rebuilding Friendship Inn
 
 
 
 Join her newsletter and get MEMORIES AT FRIENDSHIP INN, a prequel story that can be read before The Lighthouse or between The Lighthouse and The Summer Sand Pact (or anytime!)
 
 
 
 Nantucket Point:
 1. The Cottage on Nantucket
 2. The Lighthouse Inn
 3. The Seashell Promise
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chapter 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jennifer Golden sat at her vanity, the oval mirror showing her a woman with a pretty smile. She wore no makeup, but she’d never needed much. Now that she’d passed sixty-five, Jennifer could definitely see the lines around her eyes and in her forehead far easier than before.
 It had happened overnight too, it seemed. She was young and beautiful one day, and the next, she’d aged well, and she now considered herself a senior and still beautiful.
 She dabbed cream onto her middle and fourth fingers and began to swirl it gently around her face. Her thoughts did the same, but in a much more violent way.
 She’d messed everything up with her daughter, Robin. Again.
 Honestly, the skill with which Jennifer did that should be taught in seminars and courses worldwide. A sigh fluttered between her lips, and she finally stood from the stool and flipped off the light surrounding the mirror.
 Everything in her life looked put together and seamless. From the outside. Even from inside her quaint, cozy cottage near the sea, Jennifer made sure everything had a place and everything was kept in that exact place.
 The turmoil existed inside her. She wasn’t sure how she’d made it to almost seventy and still cared so much about what others thought of her. Of what the neighbors might think if she didn’t clip her grass precisely when it needed to be done, or what they might say