Meringue Melody

In the waning days of the Roaring 20s, Melody Harper feels out of step with her pastor father’s stern household, where music is frivolous and dreams are foolish. She longs for a place to belong. When a letter arrives from her late mother’s sister inviting her to work at Aunt Delia’s Tea Room in Portland, Maine, Melody dares to dream of a new beginning far different than everything she’s ever known.

At the seaside tea room, Melody discovers the music of God’s love is more beautiful than any hymn or instrument. When she glimpses a handsome boatbuilder, his devotion to his crew and his dog calls to her, making her wonder what else God might have planned for her life.

With each passing day, Melody’s voice grows stronger and her heart more hopeful. She keeps her mother’s favorite hymn tucked inside her locket because it feels like a roadmap for living the kind of life she desires.

Outside of the safe bubble of her upbringing, not everyone is as welcoming as Aunt Delia. Violet Black, a high-society local beauty, has designs on Calder, and she'll stop at nothing to get him, including offering a young outsider a deal that she surely can't refuse. Melody has everything she ever wanted within her reach, but at a cost that could silence her very soul.

She followed the song in her heart—but to keep her voice, she’ll have to choose what truly matters.

A touch of fairy tale, a spoonful of history, and a teacup of hope.
Meringue Melody is a stand-alone novel in the Apron Strings Tea Tales multi-author series, and a 1920s historical romance retelling of “The Little Mermaid.”