Secrets at the Beach House

This is the story of five friends who share a magnificent house on a barrier island in New Jersey, where secrets lie hidden just beneath the surface of their lives.

<p><b><i>Secrets at the Beach House </i>was first published in 1989 by Diane Chamberlain as <i>Private Relations</i>, this updated edition contains an added epilogue joining the characters 25 years later to complete this enduring tale of love and friendship.</b><br><br>Welcome to the Chapel House, an old oceanfront mansion where a group of close friends share their hopes and dreams . . . and where love is sometimes an unexpected guest.<br><br>Recovering from her recent divorce, Kit Sheridan finds a safe haven in the grand Jersey shore mansion. But her stay there soon becomes complicated when she falls for Cole Perelle, a young doctor staying at the beach house. Working in the public relations team at the hospital brings her into constant contact with him both at home and at work.<br><br>Cole, however, has set his heart on another. Estelle’s beauty and high-flying ways are difficult to compete with, but as secrets from the past come to the surface, the lives of the Chapel House residents are about to change forever . . .</p>