THE REHOBOTH BEACH SERIES
Seven friends, one beach town, second chances.
Each novel follows one of the Savvys, seven accomplished women in their sixties who met over a book and a bottle of wine and never stopped meeting. Read them in order or start anywhere. Each love story stands on its own.
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Wedding Plans
Forty years ago, Beth made the hardest decision of her life. On the day she was supposed to marry Andy, she walked away from the man she loved and the life everyone expected her to choose. With a dream job in New York City too compelling to ignore, she left him standing at the altar, never expecting him to forgive her or to see him again.
After a successful publishing career, Beth has moved to Rehoboth Beach in search of a quieter, simpler life, even as the town brings back memories of Andy. When their lifelong friends announce they’re getting married, the two are suddenly thrown together for a wedding neither can escape.
Andy has never truly forgiven the woman who shattered his heart. Beth never stopped wondering what if: if achieving her career dreams was worth losing the love of her life. As the wedding draws near, old hurts give way to new understanding. Old sparks rekindle. Now, in their early sixties, they’ll have to decide whether the past has already written their ending, or whether love deserves one more chance.
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THE LOVE
Second chance
Later in life
THE SERIES
Book 2 of the Rehoboth Beach novels
Reads on its own
THE PLACE
Small-town beach
Rehoboth, Delaware
HEAT
Sweet
A little spark
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
Finding Home
2025 Holt Medallion Finalist, Best First Novel
THE STORY
Will Katherine overcome her husband’s betrayal and have the courage to trust her heart?
Reeling from her husband’s cheating and demand for a divorce after 37 years, Katherine, a 61-year-old English professor, retreats to Rehoboth Beach, where she always finds comfort and peace, to regroup and think about her new future.
On a whim, she decides to spend her sabbatical at the beach, writing and working in her favorite bookstore. As Katherine navigates the challenging waters of newfound freedom, she finds support and inspiration from a group of successful female entrepreneurs also in their sixties, true friends who encourage her to live her dreams.
Even though she’s not interested in a relationship, two men vie for her attention. She can’t deny the attraction she feels for Jeff, despite his tattoos, motorcycle, and ponytail. He’s the exact opposite of Richard: suave, sophisticated, a real gentleman who would fit right into her academic world.
Characters I’d Want as Friends
“Who couldn’t love this small group of women entrepreneurs who give Katherine a safety net during a nasty divorce?”
Bandito Q., Amazon review
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THE CAST
Meet the Savvys
They started as a wine and book club. Then they realized they shared a passion for helping women get their businesses off the ground, and they started mentoring women entrepreneurs together. Brittany, the newest member, took one look at them and said, “You all are so savvy and knowledgeable. You should be called the Savvys.” And that was that.
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Katherine
THE PROFESSOR
An English professor who once ran a university business incubator. She came to Rehoboth to start over after a 37-year marriage ended, and found Jeff, and the Savvys.
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Beth
THE RUNAWAY BRIDE
A retired executive editor who now matches readers with books at Browseabout and reviews business plans for the group. Forty years ago she left Andy at the altar.
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Isabella
THE BREWER
Founder of her own brewpub, black curls, always starving, rarely finishes the book early.
Her story is next.
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Michelle
THE AGENT
One of the top real-estate agents on the coast, never a hair out of place. She knows every property, every permit and every zoning rule.
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Cassandra
THE ATHLETE
Tall, lanky and a serious athlete. She and her partner run a women-focused bicycle shop, and she knows how to work with the city council.
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Stella
THE BANKER
Bandbox perfect and always put together, and the one who knows how a new business gets its financing.
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Brittany
THE NEWEST SAVVY
A long career at a major advertising company in Wilmington, and the one who named the group.
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And you
THE NEXT SAVVY
Once a month on Zoom, readers pull up a chair, talk about the books the Savvys read, and make new friends.
WHERE THE BOOKS ARE SET
Deborah’s Rehoboth
Many people ask if the places in the books are real, and by and large they are. They’re the places my family and I go back to over and over. We first brought our boys when they were three and four, on a cold Memorial Day weekend, in yellow rain slickers and yellow dishwashing gloves so they could dig in the sand. We’ve been coming back ever since, in every season.
Where to find the Savvys (and us):
Grotto Pizza. Our first-night tradition.
Victoria’s at the Boardwalk Plaza. Sit outside at the wrought-iron tables like Beth and Andy, even when it’s cool; there are heaters. Don’t miss the parrots in the lobby.
Blue Moon. One of our first tastes of Rehoboth. They cooked plain buttered pasta for our finicky toddlers so we could enjoy our dinner.
Eden. Our special-occasion restaurant. Love the filmy booth dividers.
Ava’s Pizza and Wine Bar. Where the Savvys argue over the wine list (and the homemade potato chips).
Browseabout Books. Where Beth works, and where you’ll find Deborah signing on November 14.
Rise Up Coffee. Organic, fair-trade coffee, and the Marys & Margs bar.
THE SERIES CONTINUES
Coming next
More of the Savvys’ stories are on the way. Next up: Isabella’s story. She owns a brewery in Rehoboth, and for twenty years she’s met the man she loves once a year, at a conference on the other side of the country.