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Sonny Miller is tired of not knowing who she is. Soon she'll begin graduate school to earn her masters in Psychology. But how can she counsel future clients about their identities when she isn't even sure about her own? To that end she has cooked up a little meeting at a certain beach house in San Diego.

Sonny's mother, classical soprano Teresa Miller, isn't aware she's about to be reunited at the beach house with her sister, Melanie Hines, after 25 years of estrangement. And Sonny isn't aware her mother has invited a surprise guest of her own. Russian adoptee, Irina Petrova, finds herself dragged along on a trip so tumultuous she summons her handsome concert violinist brother for moral support.

The four women converge on the funky little beach house in San Diego, each with her own disappointments and hopes about family, identity, and love. For Sonny, the trip reveals all she expected and more than she ever dreamed.

When I wrote Beach Dreams, I wasn't aware I would have the opportunity to revisit the San Diego beach house. I loved creating all new characters for the return trip in Sunset Beach. Sonny Miller, her vacation roommates, and their questions and confessions about family and identity provided plenty of conflict and fun. I enjoyed watching with Sonny as the mysteries of her past unfolded. And I loved exploring the possibilities of new friendship and romance afforded by Irina and her brother. I'm not yet ready to say goodbye to these new characters, and I hope readers will feel the same!

"Sunset Beach expertly weaves humor and grace into a story of reconciliation and fresh starts. Each character has a few hidden pieces of her past that come to light, and you're going to love the journey they take at the quirky, beloved beach house. I found that the story had a thread of romance just strong enough to keep me happy, enough twists and turns to keep the pages flipping, and a few laugh-out-loud moments that are Trish Perry's trademark." Christian Review of Books

". . . more than just a romantic tale . . . There are many beautiful, biblical themes in Sunset Beach that make it well worth the read. The hero was yummy, and the heroine was loveable. You couldn't help but want to see things worked out in her family." EdgyInspirationalAuthor.blogspot.com

". . . I enjoyed this book! Our heroine Sonny is likeable, realistic, and struggles with the same things I did when I was a coed in college. Our hero, Grig is the type of boy you want your daughters to marry, and if you have daughters give them this book to read so they can see the benefits of being with a strong Christian man." Book Bargains And Previews

"Trish Perry has done an incredible job with Sunset Beach. This book has all the earmarks of a great read." ArmChair Interviews