The Postcard at Driftwood House

A long lost postcard. A weathered coastal house. A secret the tide never quite carried away.

When watercolor artist Nora Vale finds a vintage postcard tucked inside her late mother’s sketchbook, she is pulled toward Driftwood House, a once-beloved coastal boardinghouse in Seabright Cove, North Carolina. The message on the back asks one haunting question: why did Lydia Vale stop painting the sea?

Nora expects old memories. Instead, she finds a blue upstairs window, a missing painting, a room assignment card, a hidden skiff named Marigold, and a decades old accusation that may have stolen more from her mother than anyone ever knew.

Eli Harrow, a quiet boatbuilder and restoration craftsman, knows Driftwood House is more than a sagging old property. His grandmother once worked there, and the house still holds pieces of the truth powerful people tried to bury. As Nora and Eli follow a trail of postcards, records, artwork, and long-silenced witnesses, they uncover a mystery tied to betrayal, courage, and one woman’s choice to protect a friend at great personal cost.

But with Driftwood House facing demolition and old evidence at risk of disappearing forever, Nora must decide whether she is brave enough to finish what her mother began.

The Postcard at Driftwood House is a wholesome coastal romance mystery filled with old houses, family secrets, gentle suspense, restoration, hope, and a tender touch of romance. Each Coastal Keepsakes Romance Mystery can be read as a standalone.