All Is Now Lost

<p><strong>Welcome to Mongin Island the South Carolina Lowcountry home of Carr Jepson and the cozy Books & Brew bookstore where hot and cold tea are not the only things brewing.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book #1 of The Island Mysteries series finds Carr Jepson arriving alone on Mongin Island ready to start the next chapter of her life. Accessible by boat Mongin Island has very few cars no busy roads no crowds no traffic lights no bridge but boasts gloriously oak-lined roads beaches of powdery white sand marshes with tall beach grasses and an empty storefront that </span>speaks<span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> to an unanswered dream in Carr's heart:</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 255 1)> </span>creating <span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>a gathering spot that happens to sell books.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Recognizing that the Books & Brew's bare walls could use some island life Carr decides to photograph the glorious island scenery. Promising a truly unique sunrise photo Carr's friend Barb takes her to Governor's Point an abandoned property that was supposed to be an exclusive waterfront neighborhood. The now neglected property is overgrown and is Barb's secret hideaway </span>for enjoying some of the island's most spectacular water views. But what the two women find in the water that morning sets off a mystery that crisscrosses the island and surfaces the many reasons some of them deeply rooted in the island's once-turbulent history that families have come to love this spot in the Atlantic for many generations.</p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>If you love cozy mysteries or you're looking for your next beach read you'll find this page-turner riveting. Be prepared to be swept into Carr's journey as an amateur sleuth.</span></p>