Author Description

Elise Greene loves her island home of Oahu in Hawaii, where she grew up, with friends nearby, and family members who live just down the block from her. Then she is given an amazing opportunity to work as a book illustrator for a publishing company in North Carolina. This has always been her dream: to get paid for drawing pictures. With her move, she will miss her best friend Beau. They are like two puzzle pieces that fit together perfectly. After getting settled in her new home and job in North Carolina, she becomes an accomplished artist while doing illustrations for books. And she gets praise from her boss too. She also forms a friendship with a co-worker who is like a kindred spirit. Then she begins dating Todd, who lives just a few doors down from her apartment. She loves getting together with him for activities around town and at the beach. He makes her laugh, especially when she misses home so much. Beau and her friend, Naomi, come for visits too. They remind her how much she misses Hawaii. Then disaster strikes and everything changes.