Elise’s life as she knows it is over. Her husband of twenty years had an affair; her children have left the nest; and she hasn’t managed to sell a screenplay in almost ten years. Now, one of the people she loved most in the world—her mother—is dead. “Heartbroken” doesn’t even cover it. She’s never been more lost in her life. Elise and her mother had always lived in Los Angeles. Her mother was an actress and a single mother, who never revealed who Elise’s father was. Now, Elise finds a secret diary within her mother’s things—one that reveals a portion of her mother’s life that Elise never knew about. In the late ‘70s, her mother worked as the personal assistant to acclaimed actress, Jane Seymour. And during this time, she journeyed to the glorious Michigan-based Mackinac Island, for the film, Somewhere in Time. While there, Elise’s mother met a man who changed her life forever. He must be Elise’s father. And Elise is determined to find out. Now, Elise must decide what to do next. How will she grapple with her mother’s death? And could a trip to Mackinac Island change her life, like it did her mother’s? She thought all the adventure in her life was over. She thought she would never find happiness again. But she’s beginning to think the adventure has only just begun. Dive in for a trek of a lifetime: from the glittering sands of Los Angeles, all the way to that gem of an island between the southern and northern peninsulas of Michigan, Mackinac Island, where secrets have been kept for the previous forty years.

Elise has abandoned Los Angeles for the trip of a lifetime. With her mother’s diary and memories in tow, Elise dives into the secrets of Mackinac Island armed with a single name – Dean – to discover the identity of her father. Mackinac Island is far more beautiful than she’d expected. She’s a California girl through-and-through, but she finds herself captivated with the turquoise waters, the gorgeous rocks, and the carriages, which make her feel as though she’s fallen back in time. Despite the daydream of it all, Elise soon finds herself in the midst of a nightmare. Not everyone wants her to find her father. In fact, some people will do anything to get her off the island for good. Dive in for a trek of a lifetime: from the glittering sands of Los Angeles, all the way to that gem of an island between the southern and northern peninsulas of Michigan, Mackinac Island, where secrets have been kept for the previous forty years.

Elise’s time on Mackinac Island has only just begun. What started as a brief trek to that gorgeous Michigan island has forced Elise into a wild arena of family secrets, broken promises, and now—to her surprise—disaster. The handsome stranger who works at the coffeeshop soon proves to be her only friend as she digs in her heels, determined to meet her father and make peace with the family she never knew she had. Dive in for a trek of a lifetime: from the glittering sands of Los Angeles, all the way to that gem of an island between the southern and northern peninsulas of Michigan, Mackinac Island, where secrets have been kept for the previous forty years.

Elise’s life as she knows it is over. Her husband of twenty years had an affair; her children have left the nest; and she hasn’t managed to sell a screenplay in almost ten years. Now, one of the people she loved most in the world—her mother—is dead. “Heartbroken” doesn’t even cover it. She’s never been more lost in her life. Elise and her mother had always lived in Los Angeles. Her mother was an actress and a single mother, who never revealed who Elise’s father was. Now, Elise finds a secret diary within her mother’s things—one that reveals a portion of her mother’s life that Elise never knew about. In the late ‘70s, her mother worked as the personal assistant to acclaimed actress, Jane Seymour. And during this time, she journeyed to the glorious Michigan-based Mackinac Island, for the film, Somewhere in Time. While there, Elise’s mother met a man who changed her life forever. He must be Elise’s father. And Elise is determined to find out. Now, Elise must decide what to do next. How will she grapple with her mother’s death? And could a trip to Mackinac Island change her life, like it did her mother’s? She thought all the adventure in her life was over. She thought she would never find happiness again. But she’s beginning to think the adventure has only just begun. Dive in for a trek of a lifetime: from the glittering sands of Los Angeles, all the way to that gem of an island between the southern and northern peninsulas of Michigan, Mackinac Island, where secrets have been kept for the previous forty years.