Dorothea Benton Frank returns to the enchanted landscape of South Carolina's Lowcountry, made famous in her beloved New York Times bestseller Sullivan's Island, to tell the story of the next generation of Hamiltons and Hayes.

Return to Sullivan's Island captures the essence of the Lowcountry, a place where the shimmering blue waters of the Atlantic meet white clapboards and silver tin roofs, surrounded by a confessional porch that has seen and heard the stories of generations.

Newly graduated from college and an aspiring writer, Beth Hayes craves independence and has a world to conquer. But her dreams of travel, graduate study, and writing the great American novel are postponed. With her family moving and her mother, Susan, leaving for Paris, Beth is elected to house-sit the Island Gamble.

Buoyed by sentimental memories of growing up on this tiny sandbar, Beth vows to discover the wisdom the Lowcountry holds. Just as she vows to avoid the delusional world of white picket fences, minivans, and eternal love, she meets Max Mitchell, and her plans begin to unravel.

As Beth navigates her journey, she finds unexpected friends in her wise Aunt Sophie, Cecily Singleton, and Woody Morrison, all while uncovering the island's secrets. In this magical place that loves you so much it wants to claim you, Beth learns that betrayal and tragedy are best handled with loyal family and friends.