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Chapters (30)
  1. Copyright
  2. Author’s Note
  3. Chapter 1
  4. Chapter 2
  5. Chapter 3
  6. Chapter 4
  7. Chapter 5
  8. Chapter 6
  9. Chapter 7
  10. Chapter 8
  11. Chapter 9
  12. Chapter 10
  13. Chapter 11
  14. Chapter 12
  15. Chapter 13
  16. Chapter 14
  17. Chapter 15
  18. Chapter 16
  19. Chapter 17
  20. Chapter 18
  21. Chapter 19
  22. Chapter 20
  23. Chapter 21
  24. Chapter 22
  25. Chapter 23
  26. Epilogue
  27. All You Need is Love
  28. Who’s Who on Gansett Island
  29. Other Books By Marie Force
  30. About the Author
  • Mac McCarthy Jr., married to Maddie Chester McCarthy; father to Thomas and Hailey McCarthy
  • Grant McCarthy, engaged to Stephanie Logan, owner of Stephanie’s Bistro
  • Adam McCarthy, living with Abby Callahan, owner of Abby’s Attic 2
  • Evan McCarthy, engaged to Grace Ryan, owner of Ryan’s Pharmacy
  • Janey McCarthy Cantrell, married to Joe Cantrell, owner of the Gansett Island Ferry Company; mother of P.J. Cantrell

Judge Frank McCarthy, brother to “Big Mac” McCarthy, father to:

  • Laura McCarthy, cousin to Mac, Grant, Adam, Evan and Janey; mother of Holden Newsome; engaged to Owen Lawry; manager of the Sand & Surf Hotel
  • Shane McCarthy, cousin to Mac, Grant, Adam, Evan and Janey; works with cousin Mac at McCarthy Construction and helps at Sand & Surf Hotel

McCarthy Friends & Family

Owen Lawry, musician and best friend of Evan McCarthy; engaged to Laura McCarthy

Luke Harris, co-owner of McCarthys Gansett Island Marina and married to Sydney Donovan

Sydney Donovan, interior decorator; married to Luke Harris

Ned Saunders, best friend to Big Mac McCarthy and fiancé of Francine Chester, mother of Maddie McCarthy and Tiffany Taylor

Tiffany Taylor, sister to Maddie McCarthy, daughter of Francine Chester, mother to Ashleigh Sturgil; married to Blaine Taylor; owner of Naughty & Nice

Blaine Taylor, Gansett Island police chief, married to Tiffany Taylor; stepfather to Ashleigh Sturgil

Bobby Chester, estranged father of Maddie McCarthy and Tiffany Taylor, estranged husband of Francine Chester

Jim Sturgil, attorney, ex-husband of Tiffany Taylor, father to Ashleigh Sturgil

Seamus O’Grady, manager of the Gansett Island Ferry Company; engaged to Carolina Cantrell

Carolina Cantrell, mother of Joe Cantrell, engaged to Seamus O’Grady

Nora O’Grady, mother to Seamus O’Grady

Shannon O’Grady, cousin to Seamus O’Grady

Dan Torrington, celebrity lawyer and friend to Grant McCarthy; dating Kara Ballard

Kara Ballard, operator of Ballard’s Launch Service; dating Dan Torrington

Officer Wyatt, patrolman with Gansett Island Police Department; boyfriend to Patty

Patty, assistant to Tiffany Taylor at Naughty & Nice, girlfriend of Officer Wyatt

Dr. Cal Maitland, former island doctor and ex-fiancé of Abby Callahan

Charlie Grandchamp, stepfather of Stephanie Logan; dating Sarah Lawry

Sarah Lawry, mother of Owen Lawry; dating Charlie Grandchamp

Mark Lawry, father of Owen Lawry; estranged husband of Sarah Lawry

Betsy Jacobson, mother of Steve who was killed in boating accident; friend to Frank McCarthy

Slim Jackson, Gansett Island pilot

David Lawrence, Gansett Island doctor, former fiancé of Janey McCarthy Cantrell; dating Daisy Babson

Daisy Babson, friend of Maddie McCarthy’s; dating David Lawrence

Jared James, Wall Street tycoon, landlord and friend of David Lawrence

Marion Martinez, mother of Alex and Paul Martinez; co-owner of Martinez Lawn & Garden

Alex Martinez, son of Marion Martinez; brother of Paul Martinez; co-owner of Martinez Lawn & Garden

Paul Martinez, son of Marion Martinez; brother of Alex Martinez; co-owner of Martinez Lawn & Garden

Jenny Wilks, lighthouse keeper

Mason Johns, island fire chief

Linc Mercier, Coast Guard officer who runs Gansett Island station

Truck Henry, Daisy Babson’s abusive ex-boyfriend

Victoria Stevens, Gansett Island midwife