Smuggler's Cove

Summary

In a brand-new series filled with the adventure and page-turning intrigue her fans love, acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels introduces siblings Madison and Lincoln Taylor, whose Jersey Shore inheritance plunges them into a world of mystery and mayhem …

Growing up, Madison Taylor and her younger brother Lincoln lived in privilege, attending the most expensive private boarding school in the country. That sheltered existence abruptly ended when their father was arrested for fraud, and the family assets were seized.

Since then, Madison has carved out a new path, studying fashion and working her way up to Editor in Chief of La Femme magazine, while Lincoln teaches wealth management at a small college outside the city. Both have separated themselves from their family and their past—until an unexpected bequest arrives from their late uncle.

Madison and Lincoln are now the new co-owners of a marina at Smuggler’s Cove on the Navesink River. Madison can’t wait to visit what she assumes will be a fabulous, Hamptons-style property. In reality, Smuggler’s Cove offers little beyond a dilapidated dock, a few gas pumps, and a handful of clam boats. Madison’s plan to sell the property as quickly as possible goes awry when a dead body is found floating under their dock and transforms their new inheritance into a crime scene.

Suddenly, Madison is swapping her city-girl wardrobe for cargo pants and flannel shirts, while she and Lincoln receive a crash course in smalltown Jersey Shore life, complete with quirky characters, pirate legends, and a mysterious treasure map. They’re discovering more about themselves and each other every day, but with a mystery to solve, and big decisions to make, these are lessons they’ll need to learn fast …