A springtime of second chances and new beginnings . . . After tragedy upends her world, Jeannette Mason retreats to the tiny Oregon seaside town of Hope Harbor to create a new life. Vowing to avoid emotional attachments, she focuses on running her lavender farm and tearoom--until a new neighbor with a destructive dog and a forlorn little girl invades her turf. But she needn't worry. Dr. Logan West is too busy coping with an unexpected family, a radical lifestyle change, and an unruly pup to have any interest in his reclusive neighbor. Yet when Jeannette and Logan find themselves pulled into the life of a tattered family fleeing persecution in war-torn Syria, might they discover that love sometimes comes calling when it's least expected? Come home to Hope Harbor--where hearts heal . . . and love blooms. A springtime of second chances and new beginnings . . . After tragedy upends her world, Jeannette Mason retreats to the tiny Oregon seaside town of Hope Harbor to create a new life. Vowing to avoid emotional attachments, she focuses on running her lavender farm and tearoom--until a new neighbor with a destructive dog and a forlorn little girl invades her turf. But she needn't worry. Dr. Logan West is too busy coping with an unexpected family, a radical lifestyle change, and an unruly pup to have any interest in his reclusive neighbor. Yet when Jeannette and Logan find themselves pulled into the life of a tattered family fleeing persecution in war-torn Syria, might they discover that love sometimes comes calling when it's least expected? Come home to Hope Harbor-- where hearts heal . . . and love blooms Praise for the Hope Harbor Novels "A gorgeously rendered romance."-- RT Book Reviews on Hope Harbor "Heartwarming and hopeful . . . a one-sitting read."-- Foreword Reviews on Sandpiper Cove "A testament to the power of faith, hope, and love."-- Booklist on Pelican Point Irene Hannon is the bestselling and award-winning author of more than fifty contemporary romance and romantic suspense novels. In addition to her many other honors, she is a three-time winner of the prestigious RITA Award from Romance Writers of America. She is also a member of RWA's elite Hall of Fame and has received a Career Achievement Award from RT Book Reviews for her entire body of work. Learn more at www.irenehannon.com. Irene Hannon is the bestselling and award-winning author of more than 65 contemporary romance and romantic suspense novels. In addition to her many other honors, she is a three-time winner of the prestigious RITA Award from Romance Writers of America. She is also a member of RWA's elite Hall of Fame and has received a Career Achievement Award from RT Book Reviews for her entire body of work. Learn more at IreneHannon.com. Driftwood Bay A Hope Harbor Novel By Irene Hannon Baker Publishing Group Copyright © 2019 Irene Hannon All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-0-8007-2881-6 CHAPTER 1 Chaos. That was the only word to describe his new home. And his new life. Logan West ran his fingers through his damp hair, exhaling as he surveyed the mess in the kitchen. Shredded paper towels covered the floor like springtime petals from the Bradford pear trees that had lined the streets in the small Missouri town of his youth. Eggshells were scattered about, the residual whites oozing onto tile that had been spotless when he'd stepped into the shower less than ten minutes ago. Soup cans, peanut butter jar, bread wrapper, OJ carton, the open container from last night's takeout dinner, and other sundry food packaging items rounded out the inventory — all of them pristine. As clean as if they'd never been used. Meaning Toby had gotten into the trash. Again. The happy-go-lucky beagle might be cute as the proverbial button, but he was wreaking havoc on a life already in disarray. Logan wiped a hand down his face. What on earth had he been thinking when he'd decided to add a dog to the mix? Or maybe the problem was that he hadn't been thinking. Not straight, anyway. Because getting a dog was flat-out his dumbest idea since the day he'd convinced his kid brother it would be fun to jump off the porch roof into a mound of raked autumn leaves that wasn't nearly as cushiony as it appeared. Man, their parents had never let him forget that escapade — or the subsequent trip to the ER to get Jon's broken arm set. Skirting the mess on the floor, Logan edged toward the counter as a familiar sense of panic nipped at his composure. How could his well-ordered existence disintegrate into such bedlam in a mere four months? ER doctors were supposed to be pros at dealing with turmoil. However ... hospital trauma centers were managed chaos, with protocols for every kind of emergency, while his new life in this small town on the Oregon coast hadn't come with a procedure manual. But who would have expected to need one this far away from the hustle and bustle of San Francisco and the complications of big-city liv