Characters
This Iowa woman learns on New Year’s Day that her husband has died in the Caribbean.
Who is Irene Steele?
The name of the luxurious villa where Russ lived on St. John.
What is Villa Coral?
Russ dies in this unexpected type of accident.
What is a helicopter crash?
“Things are not always as perfect as they seem.”
Who is Irene?
He is Irene’s tech-executive husband with a secret life in St. John.
Who is Russ Steele?
This popular local bar and restaurant is run by Rosie and Ayers.
What is La Casa Blanca?
Irene learns that Russ was secretly paying for this major luxury.
What is the villa in St. John?
“I feel like everything just changed overnight.”
Who is Cash?
This son of Irene is a magazine editor stuck in a career rut.
Who is Baker Steele?
This St. John beach is known for its calm water and beauty; a key location in the book.
What is Maho Bay?
The Steeles discover that Rosie held this relationship to Russ.
What is she was his girlfriend?
“I didn’t ask for any of this.”
Who is Baker?
This Steele brother works at a Nebraska ski resort before heading to St. John.
Who is Cash Steele?
This type of natural disaster plays a major role in the backstory of Rosie's family struggles.
What is a hurricane?
She becomes a romantic complication for both Baker and Cash.
Who is Ayers?
“Rosie was my family.”
Who is Ayers?
She is the woman Russ was secretly living with on St. John.
Who is Rosie Small?
The boat rescue leader who becomes Irene’s most trusted ally on St. John.
Who is Huck?
The novel ends on this type of unresolved narrative moment.
What is a cliffhanger?
The truth always finds its way out.”
Who is Huck?