Best-selling author Dorothea Benton Frank's tales explore miracles of faith, love, and romance by the seashore. Marcia Graziella (Grace) and her old-school Italian parents have transplanted from New Jersey, and her family is less than pleased when she falls for Michael Higgins (of distinctly Irish heritage). But when tragedy strikes, she needs her family's support more than ever. "A masterful storyteller ... a saucy combination of grit and humor ..."-Booklist