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Reviewed by Karen Pirnot for Readers' Favorite
Terri DuLong has given her readers a feel-good treat in her latest novel entitled Secrets on Cedar Key. The setting is in the panhandle of Florida, just off the coast on the small island of Cedar Key. Marin has just moved into her mother's house, following the death of her husband. She feels alone and purposeless as she goes about her daily obligations, meeting the fine folks who want her to call Cedar Key her home. Marin is to manage the extended knitting shop owned by her mother. In order to complete the renovations, they have brought in a man named Worth, a handsome and personable man who has lots of money and time on his hands. Although the town is a charming and well known tourist haven, it holds secrets that lift it out of the ordinary. When Marin receives a letter suggesting her husband was unfaithful and she might just be a stepmother, she undergoes a transformation that will forever change her life.
DuLong traditionally has wonderful characters in her books and this one is no exception. She provides the reader with real, believable men and women who are not perfect and yet, they do the best they can. Marin's mother Dora is an absolute delight. She has wisdom on her side but she does not use it to the detriment of those she loves. Marin is a woman with a mind of her own and yet, she is forced into change due to decisions not of her own making. Worth is a man of substance who tends to allow those he cares about to make their own way with dignity. Secrets on Cedar Key is a book for the beach but its messages will stay with you long after you shower away the sand.
