Secrets have a way of washing to shore.

The women who call sun-drenched Cabarita Beach and the Waratah Inn home, each face a storm brewing they didn’t expect.

When a live national television show calls Mima, the decades-old secret she buried in the sand could catapult her story across the country’s screens. She could stop the broadcast but if she does, she’ll never learn the truth, and if she doesn’t, there’s no hiding from the fallout.

Meanwhile, the three Summer sisters face life-altering challenges of their own.

Kate’s new marriage will be tested when a bouncing baby boy arrives and Alex struggles to keep pace with the transformation it brings into their lives.

Bindi’s cancer is in remission and she finds herself in need of a change and some excitement. She has a new lease on life and she’s ready to move forward—but will Josh keep pace or will he be left behind?

Reeda and Duncan have finally come to terms with their infertility. They decide that a stint as foster carers might bring the fulfilment they’re seeking. But the reality of fostering threatens to tear their lives apart.

Return to the golden shores of the Waratah Inn, in this much anticipated and gripping fifth instalment in the beloved bestselling series. Perfect for fans of heartwarming, dual-timeline women’s fiction, unbreakable female friendships and sisterhood, with elements of romance and mystery.