Some secrets don't stay buried.
The morning should have been perfect.
A quiet sunrise. A new beginning. A construction project that was supposed to change everything.
Instead, it uncovers bones.
When human remains are discovered beneath the dunes on Danny Whitaker’s job site, Grace Appleton is drawn into a mystery the island has buried for over forty years. The victim is Margaret Parker—a woman who vanished without a trace, along with her family’s land.
But the deeper Grace digs, the more unsettling the truth becomes.
Forged deeds. Stolen property. Quiet deals made by powerful families who built their lives on secrets hidden beneath the sand.
Then a second body is found.
And suddenly, this isn’t just the past.
It’s murder.
With her salon buzzing with gossip—and her sharp-tongued parakeet repeating clues no one realizes they’ve spoken—Grace follows a trail that leads straight into the island’s most trusted institutions.
But someone is still protecting the truth.
And they’re willing to do anything to keep it buried.
In Secrets in the Sand, the second installment of the Turtle Island Mystery series, Grace must uncover what the island tried to forget… before the truth disappears again.
