Short Synopsis
From the New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Beach comes another heartwarming story of four generations of women who reunite in their crumbling family mansion by the sea for a dramatic summer filled with love, family, secrets, and sisterhood.

Full Synopsis
The Whitaker family's Connecticut mansion, Muses by the Sea, has always been a haven for artists, a hotbed of creativity, extravagances, and the occasional scandal. Art patrons for generations, the Whitakers supported strangers but drained the life out of each other. Now, after being estranged for years, four generations of Whitaker women find themselves once again at the Muses.

Leo, the Whitaker matriarch, lives in the rambling mansion. She plans to stay there until she joins her husband, Wes, on the knoll overlooking the cove and meadow where they first met.

Jillian is a jet-setting actress, down on her luck. She thinks selling the Muses will make life easier for her mother, Leo, by moving her into assisted living.

Issy, Jillian's daughter, has a successful life as a museum exhibit designer that takes her around the world. But the Muses and her grandmother are the only family she's known, and when her sister leaves her own children with Leo, Issy knows she has to step in to help.

Steph is only twelve years old and desperately needs someone to fire her imagination and bring her out of her shell. What she begins to discover at the Muses could change the course of her future.

"[Erin Bennett] did a good job and I found myself lost in the story in a good way." ---Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell

"With charming, believable characters and a delightful setting, this enchanting family drama makes for a perfect beach read." ---Booklist

“Shelley Noble effortlessly balances drama and intrigue in a story that ultimately reveals the love and sacrifice extant in even the most dysfunctional families.” ---Jamie Beck, author of Worth the Wait

"The Beach At Painter's Cove is a wonderfully written family drama . . . Noble tells their story in a way that had me laughing, caring, worrying, and cheering . . . unexpected twists that will keep you flipping pages well into the night." ---Nancy Naigle, USA Today bestselling author

"This is a multi-generational novel with characters who are witty, creative, cunning, caring and secretive. The storyline has many layers and subplots to uncover and treasure. Noble has an incredible talent for writing multi-faceted, believable family sagas." ---RT Book Reviews

"The narration is very good, the voices are age appropriate . . . If you like a family drama, covering every age from 8 to 80, with romance . . . then this is for you." ---Fangs Wands and Fairy Dust