"Claire at Edisto" by Lin Stepp

This is book one from the Edisto Trilogy, by local author Lin Stepp.   "Set against the alluring backdrop of coastal South Carolina, CLAIRE AT EDISTO takes the reader on a sweet and gentle journey showing that love and new beginnings can often bloom from the deepest sorrows." Standing in grief and shock at the grave of her young husband, Claire Avery wonders what she and her young daughters will do now. They live in the church parsonage they need to vacate. She hasn’t worked since her marriage twelve years ago. Old issues and complications hinder relationships with her family. Struggling for answers, Claire accepts her brother-in-law’s offer to stay at his beach house at Edisto to give her a season to heal and think.  But even the peace and beauty of the coastal island bring new problems along with unexpected joys as Claire seeks to find her way. Parker Avery always promised his brother Charles he would look after Claire if anything happened to him. Charles stood by him three years ago