02902cam a2200469 i 4500 866844382 TxAuBib 20230621120000.0 221114s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022054319 9780062914163 hardcover 0062914162 hardcover (OCoLC)1347427590 TxAuBib rda Wiggs, Susan, author. Welcome to beach town : a novel / Susan Wiggs. First edition. New York, NY : William Morrow, [2023] ©2023. 324 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Beloved New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs returns with a compulsively readable tale of an idyllic California beach town forced to reckon with scandal when a high school valedictorian's speech reveals secrets that shake the town to its core"-- Provided by publisher. Every town has its secrets... In idyllic Alara Cove, a California beach town known for its sunny charm and chill surfer vibe, it's graduation day at the elite Thornton Academy. At Thornton, the students are the worldly and overindulged children who live in gated enclaves with spectacular views. But the class valedictorian is Nikki Graziola, a surfer's daughter who is there on scholarship. To the shock of everyone in the audience, Nikki veers off script while giving her commencement address and reveals a secret that breaks open the whole community. As her truth explodes into the light, Alara Cove will face a reckoning. Nikki Graziola's accusation shakes the foundation of Alara Cove, pitting her against the wealthy family whose money runs the town. Her new notoriety sends Nikki into exile for years, where she finds fame--but not fortune--overseas as a competition surfer...until a personal tragedy compels her to return to Alara Cove. As Nikki struggles to rebuild her future, she finds that the people of the town have not forgotten her. But time has changed Alara Cove, and old friendships, rivalries, and an unexpected romance draw her back into the life of the beach town she's never quite forgotten, and where joy and redemption may be possible after all. 20230621. Secrecy Fiction. Communities Fiction. Beaches Fiction. Scandals Fiction. Homecoming Fiction. Rich people Fiction. High school graduates Fiction. Secrets Fiction. Secrets Fiction. California Fiction. California. Domestic fiction. Fiction. Domestic fiction. Romance fiction.