BOOKS

June in Sunset Beach is supposed to be a time for sun, fun and family. This June it was going to be anything but for the families in this beautiful beach town. Little did anyone realize this North Carolina town would be forced into the national spotlight.

Mailbox by the Sea is a love story filled with suspense and an ending you will never forget. The ultimate beach read is here.

Amy Cole has her entire life mapped out by her mother, Catherine. Finish high school, attend Juilliard School in New York and

Amidst the dunes of Bird Island, North Carolina, stands Kindred Spirit mailbox, where visitors leave their thoughts and prayers. A visitor writes of her broken marriage, pouring out her heart into the journals left in the box. Memories of her first love,

Cassie Andrews has come to Brunswick County to build the controversial high-rise bridge to the idyllic barrier island of Sunset Beach. She gets more than she bargained for when she stumbles onto a murder and meets Michael Troy, the cop who will light a pa

In a small town in North Carolina lies a web of secrets that reach from house to house. During the course of a sweltering summer, long-buried secrets are revealed, and the neighbors learn that it’s impossible to really know those closest to us. But is it

Shipwrecked is a story of love so strong it survives time and treachery. It is a story of forensic discovery rich with southern history. A Confederate soldier’s body is discovered under the remains of a buried Civil War ship. The wreck, uncovered in the a

Out of love. Out of protection. Out of fear. Everyone has a reason to lie.

Everyone in Raleigh, North Carolina, is talking about Norah Ramsey, the single mother accused of being a suburban madam. But Norah’s not the only one keeping secrets.

After h

The Beach Boys of Sunset Beach—ten men who graduated from Stanford together go on to become successful in their vastly different fields while remaining good friends as they take on life's challenges. Five years earlier, they pooled their money and bought

Josh Hurley keeps a dark secret. He’s addicted to the pills that killed his father. When Josh and his mom move to Sunset Beach, Josh expects his life will continue its downward spiral. He doesn’t expect to write to his dad in a strange mailbox on a remote

Savvy, determined Ivy Marshall discovers that her husband has cheated on her on the very same day her sister’s perfect boyfriend proposes on national television. When Ivy’s mother asks her to return to her family’s beach home to plan her sister’s upcoming

Macy Dillon is back at Sunset Beach to meet for the first time the boy, now man, who for twenty-five years she exchanged drawings with.  Questions of her childhood, loss, and longing for love are explored local author, Marybeth Whalen's The Guest Book.

Two hundred and thirty pages of one North Carolina family’s journey and history with Oceanh Isle Beach.


Join Lomie Lou and Stuart Cooke on their journey through almost sixty years of the birth and growth of Ocean Isle Beach.


Filled with photog

In Nerdy Babies: Ocean, follow our intrepid infants into the watery depths. Check out animals, plants, and fish that live in the ocean. Plus, learn about the unique ecosystem in this simple text written in question and answer format.

With bright artwor

For over 400 million years, sharks have been the ocean's top predator! They're vital to our ecosystem, but their importance is often overshadowed by our own fear—even though they hardly ever threaten humans.

Dive in for an intimate look at the dynamic

During an ordinary visit to the library, a girl pulls a not-so-ordinary book from the shelves. As she turns the pages in this book about coral reefs, the city around her slips away and she finds herself surrounded by the coral cities of the sea and the my

This brand-new addition to the IWW series is a whirlwind journey through the history of pirates and smugglers, from ancient times all the way to the present day. Readers will learn all about life on board a pirate ship, the jobs that pirates did, how they

Annie Taft's wedding is four days away, and it will be one of the grandest anyone can remember in her small South Carolina town. Preparations are in order. Friends and family are gathering in anticipation. Everything is going according to plan. Except tha

Sea Turtlesof the Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico laminated folding guide

FOLDING GUIDE BIRDS OF SE ATLANTIC

Hope Anderson has some important choices to make. At thirty-six, she's been dating her boyfriend, an orthopedic surgeon, for six years. With no wedding plans in sight, and her father recently diagnosed with ALS, she decides to use a week at her family's c

A newlywed couple’s dream to own a home on the island of Sunset Beach, North Carolina doesn’t pan out as planned….after seven years widow Emily heads to the coast to keep her end of a promise she once made.

The community debate over the building of a n