Whisper Beach is an intro novel in a series. Vanessa Moran is the principle character who returns to her hometown of Whisper Beach after a 12 year absence in which she has tried to reinvent herself after a series of traumas and turbulence in her early life. Now 30, Vanessa wants to get out of town scot free and start a vacation. A series of revelations make that proposition more and more difficult. Pacing can be a tad slow.