Sailing New Waters
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Last published Sat, May 24, 2025
What happens when a man loses the love of his life the day he becomes a father?
This is the story of Sean Connelly, an Irish widower who has spent the last 14 years building a life for his daughter and growing his Guinness-inspired brewery in Kinston, North Carolina. He's never looked back-until now.
As Sean begins to open his heart to love again, his daughter Cordelia finds herself watching her world shift. Just as she starts her freshman year of high school, she must navigate new friendships, growing pains, and the unexpected challenge of sharing her father's heart.
A story of grief, growth, and second chances-told through the eyes of a young girl coming of age and a father learning to live again.
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