The Secrets of Maidens Cove, Erin Palmisano
The Secrets of Maidens Cove, Erin Palmisano
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The Secrets of Maiden's Cove

Author: Erin Palmisano

Narrator: Megan Tusing

Unabridged: 7 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/13/2025


Synopsis

From the author of The Secrets of the Little Greek Taverna comes a moving novel filled with friendship, summer, and legends of mermaids.

When Grace Cleary's father passes suddenly, she realizes that the life she has shared with her husband Richard is not the one wanted for herself or her daughter, Bayla. When she inherits Cleary's Crab Shack, her father's seafood restaurant and the center of the small Maiden's Cove community, it gives her the push she needs to leave her controlling husband. She and Bayla leave in the night and return to Maiden's Cove. The restaurant has suffered from the loss of her father and it is up to her and her family, friends, and the community, to save it from closing.

When Grace's estranged childhood best friend, Isla, returns to Maiden's Cove, the old rumors and myths about Isla being a mermaid begin yet again. Grace knows that this is their last summer together and their one chance to make amends.

What started off as a bright summer turns dark as the shadow of Richard looms over Grace and Bayla. He's not ready to let his family go. He's not ready to let his family go. But Grace is building a new life and reconnecting with everything she has missed from her childhood.

As the summer unfolds with delicious seafood, hot summer days and nights, unexpected romance, and a little bit of mermaid magic, can the women reconnect with one another enough to find themselves again and heal from the years apart and away from the one place that is truly home?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amanda on January 29, 2025

I was so pumped to get to read this ARC. After having visited the Chesapeake region growing up, this book made me even more nostalgic for the East Coast. Palmisano has you hooked (some pun intended) from the beginning with wondering if the myth of local mermaid(s) are true, do the main characters fi......more

Goodreads review by Denise on March 24, 2025

This isn't my usual cup of tea so this is a difficult one to rate, because I did think it was very sweet for the right reader regardless. I was looking for a cozy fantasy with mermaids and a small, charming coastal town, and it was more of a Hallmark movie and the speculative elements were a very sm......more

Goodreads review by Michele on March 02, 2025

"The Secrets of Maiden's Cove" by Erin Palmisano is a beautifully woven tapestry of resilience, love, and the enduring power of community, all set against the backdrop of a charming coastal town. From the very first pages, you're drawn into the heart of Grace's world, a world deeply rooted in the sa......more

Goodreads review by Sarah (sarahs_shelves_sc) on May 10, 2025

The Secrets of Maiden's Cove is a whimsical small-town tale perfect for summer reading. Grace comes home to Maiden's Cove after her father passes away, taking over the family restaurant and finding a close knit found family for herself and her young daughter. Her best friend from her teen years, Isl......more

Goodreads review by Faye on May 13, 2025

You know that feeling when a book feels like a cosy return home and a fresh start at the same time? That’s exactly what The Secrets of Maiden’s Cove gave me. This story is a beautiful blend of second chances, small-town charm, and a touch of mermaid magic ♡︎ We follow Grace Cleary as she comes back t......more


Quotes

“This is a warm, glowing summer night of a book; a book that makes you feel like you’re floating in the vast starlit ocean while falling in love; a book as delicious and satisfying as the food in its pages.”—Jeff Zentner, award-winning author of Colton Gentry’s Third Act

"I loved spending time with Grace and Isla. It's an enchanting and emotional story, full of magic and hope."—Kate Storey, author of The Memory Library