Last Kiss by Luanne Rice

Another story on the beach.  A young girl, Nell, looses her love to what is thought as a random act of violence.  The mother, Sheridan, can not seem to come to grips with it all. Nell contacts an investigator to find the truth.  He, Gavin, ends up having a history with Hubbard's Point and Sheridan.  The depth of emotion and feelings for the characters was beautifully written.  Dealing with loss and moving on is not easy and Rice does not make it so.  Nell and Sheridan learn the truth and are able to have some closure and seem to be able to move forward.  Rice rarely disappoints, and did not here.  You fall in love with every aspect of the novel and don't want it to end.