The Inn at Eagle Point
by Sherryl Woods

List Price: $7.99
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780778326267
Publisher: MIRA Books

The Inn at Eagle Point launches New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods’ new Chesapeake Shores series featuring another complex family, another charming town... and the heartfelt emotions you’ve come to expect from her engaging stories.

In The Inn at Eagle Point, the first of three novels in three months, it’s been years since Abby O’Brien Winters set foot in Chesapeake Shores. The Maryland town her father built has too many sad memories, and Abby has too few spare moments, thanks to her demanding career, crumbling marriage and energetic twin daughters. Then one panicked phone call from her youngest sister brings her racing back home to protect Jess’s dream of renovating the charming Inn at Eagle Point.

But saving the inn from foreclosure means dealing not only with her own fractured family, but also with Trace Riley, the man Abby left ten years ago. Trace can be a roadblock to her plans... or proof that second chances happen in the most unexpected ways.

Next up in Sherryl’s Chesapeake Shores series is May’s Flowers on Main, about a writer who returns home to open a flower shop only to find love and professional fulfillment might be waiting where she least expects it. Then in June, Sherryl treats her readers to Harbor Lights, the story of a former army medic and newly single father who moves home in search of peace, only to find an unexpected passion instead.

To learn more about Sherryl and her charming new Chesapeake Shores series visit www.SherrylWoods.com. And while you’re there, be sure to check out JustBetweenFriendsBlog.com, where women explore issues of concern to them.

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1. When Megan O'Brien divorces Mick and leaves her children to settle in New York, how did you feel about her actions? Once it becomes clear that she wanted the children to be with her and had planned for that, did your opinion of Megan change? As a mother, how would you have handled the situation?

2. Have you ever known someone like Abby O'Brien Winters, an older sibling who feels responsible for younger brothers and sisters after a divorce or the death of a parent? Could you relate to Abby's need to protect Jess and her other siblings?

3. When Abby rushes home to help Jess save The Inn at Eagle Point, did you agree with her decision? Or did you think that Jess should have dealt with the situation on her own? At what point should parents insist that children begin solving their own problems?

4. Jess's financial problems with the inn reflect some of the same foreclosure issues being faced by many people today. Has this issue impacted anyone you know? Do you think the blame lies with banks and lending institutions or with individuals? Or do both share responsibility?

5. Have you known children or adults with ADD (attention deficit disorder) or ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)? What impact did this have on their lives in school or in business? By the end of the book did you believe that Jess had found ways to focus so that she could run the inn successfully?

6. Abby's twins get the measles because she chose not to innoculate them because of fears that vaccines may contribute to autism. Have you debated whether vaccinations are safe for your children? What did you decide to do?

7. Reconciliation is a theme in The Inn at Eagle Point and will continue to be a theme throughout the Chesapeake Shores series. Abby and Trace find their way back together, Mick and Megan begin mending fences, and the other O'Brien siblings will face their own issues with their mother. Have you ever had a difficult relationship or angry split with a family member or friend? Were you able to reconcile? How did you do it?

8. Trace and Abby initially have different ideas about where they want to build their future. Have you ever had to move to accommodate a spouse's career? How did you make the decision? Were you able to find a compromise that worked for both of you? How did your children fit into the decision you made?

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