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All the Breaking Waves

***Amazon Editors Pick: Literature & Fiction, December 2016***
***#1 Best Seller in Women’s Fiction: Mother & Children Category***
***Apple iBooks Audiobook Best Seller***
***Top 100 Kindle Book of 2017***

From the bestselling author of Everything We Keep comes a gripping tale of long-buried secrets, the strength of forgiveness, and the healing power of returning home for good.

After a harrowing accident tore her family apart, Molly Brennan fled from the man she loved and the tragic mistake she made.

Twelve years later, Molly has created a new life for herself and her eight-year-old daughter, Cassie. The art history professor crafts jewelry as unique and weathered as the surf-tumbled sea glass she collects, while raising her daughter in a safe and loving environment—something Molly never had. But when Cassie is plagued by horrific visions and debilitating nightmares, Molly is forced to return to the one place she swore she’d never move back to—home to Pacific Grove.

A riveting exploration of love, secrets, and motherhood, All the Breaking Waves is the poignant story of a woman who discovers she must confront her past, let go of her guilt, and summon everything in her power to save her daughter.

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  • Russian – March 23, 2018
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Amazon Editors Best Book of the Month in Literature & Fiction for December 2016

In All the Breaking Waves, author Kerry Lonsdale blends a masterful tale of magic realism and family saga. With its heartfelt characters and relationships—generational, maternal, and a long-ago romance—we are drawn into Molly’s world. While her intuitive gifts may be ethereal, her fears, hopes for her daughter, and personal desires are extraordinarily relatable. Woven with a thread of pure magic, Lonsdale crafts an intriguing story of love, mystery, and family loyalty that will captivate and entertain readers.Laura Spinella, #1 bestselling author of Ghost Gifts
Blending elements of magic and mystery, ALL THE BREAKING WAVES, is a compelling portrayal of one mother’s journey as she grapples with her small daughter’s horrific visions that force her to confront a haunting secret from her past. Examining issues of love, loss and the often-fragile ground of relationships and forgiveness, this tenderly told story will have you turning the pages long past midnight. Barbara Taylor Sissel, bestselling author of CROOKED LITTLE LIES and FAULTLINES
With a touch of the paranormal, All the Breaking Waves is an emotional story about lost love, family secrets, and finding beauty in things people fear … or simply discard. A perfect book club pick!Barbara Claypole White, bestselling author of THE PERFECT SON and ECHOES OF FAMILY
This was a complex, multi-layered story full of mystery, suspense, and intrigue; Kerry Lonsdale has proven once again that her talent extends far beyond light and fluffy chick lit. This was extremely well written, proven by how difficult it was for me to stomach at times due to so vividly picturing the characters and how it might feel to be placed in their unattractive scenario. I love how the author always includes a glimmer of hope to keep her books fresh and current; even while we’re dealing with the heavy subjects she manages to make them readable and relatable. If you like books with all the aspects of a mystery and suspense, but hate the shallow feel of most thrillers, this book might be the one for you. The Suspense is Thrilling Me
This is so much more than a typical women’s fiction novel, it seamlessly blends genres in a style that is uniquely Lonsdale’s own. There is suspense, magical realism, drama, deep family histories, and romance. Lonsdale has a spellbinding quality to her writing that make her books real page turners.NOVELGOSSIP
Kerry Lonsdale continues with another heartfelt tale, following her debut, Everything We Keep, with her latest upcoming, All the Breaking Waves —an emotional family domestic suspense saga of dark secrets, mystery, and magical realism. Lonsdale paints a vivid portrait of a family filled with secrets, strife and ultimately—love. From loss, love, and tragedy and second chances, Lonsdale delivers a compelling story of the strong bonds of family, and fears which haunt and destroy. Judith D. Collins, JDC Must Read Books