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Synopsis
The last Whitmore returns to the windswept shores of Nantucket, where the past refuses to stay buried. On July 4, 1998, a devastating fire consumed the White Oak Lodge, and Jack Whitmore was presumed dead. But last summer, when his sister Nina returned to Nantucket, long-buried secrets began rising to the surface. A chance encounter with an old photograph led her to a shocking truth: Jack Whitmore didn’t die in that fire. He reinvented himself as Seth Green: a repairman, husband, and father living quietly in Hawaii, hiding from both the law and the dangerous reach of their uncle, Tio Angelo. There’s just one problem. Seth Green has vanished. Under mysterious circumstances, Jack returns to Nantucket for Thanksgiving, drawn back by his mother’s worsening cancer and the long-awaited rebuilding of the White Oak Lodge. Reuniting with the siblings he left behind forces him to confront the life he abandoned. But the hardest truth still lies ahead. His wife, Addison, believes she knows the man she married. She doesn’t know he was once Jack Whitmore. Can she forgive the lies that built the foundation of their life together? Can love survive the truth about who he really is? As the Whitmore family closes in on answers about the fire that changed everything, Tio Angelo tightens his grip, threatening the fragile peace they’ve begun to rebuild. To protect the future and finally reopen the White Oak Lodge, the Whitmores must face the secrets that nearly destroyed them. And this time, no one is running from the truth. Wild at Heart is book five of The Whitmore Series, a heartfelt and hopeful family drama perfect for your next beach read.
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Is Wild at Heart appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
A family drama involving faked death, secret identity, terminal illness, and organized crime threats. Emotional intensity around deception and cancer, but no graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, grief, and terminal illness (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adults will appreciate the emotional family reunion story and the romantic tension around a man's hidden past.