The Museum of Lost Dreams
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Published by: Lake Union Publishing
Release Date: June 23, 2026
Pages: 315
ISBN13: 978-1662534263
Synopsis
Returning to her fractured past, a woman is determined to end a cycle of heartbreaks in a moving novel about family, sacrifice, and redemption by the bestselling author of The Secret Library of Hanna Reeves.
When Bess Rollins’s parents die in a tragic accident, she is forced to abandon her dream job overseas. After three years away, she returns to her family’s estate in the Finger Lakes, a veritable monument to her brilliant late grandmother, and a reminder of the wreckage Bess left behind.
There’s the guilt over leaving her younger twin siblings, Casey and Caleb, and she struggles to rebuild a bond that may be irrevocably broken. Amid the grief, resentment still looms toward her reckless and self-indulgent mother and father. And then there’s Luke Monticelli, the devoted man Bess walked out on but never stopped loving.
Haunted by her regrets at every turn, Bess soon realizes that the past is far more complicated than she ever knew. With each secret that she uncovers about her family, Bess comes closer to healing their wounds, seizing a second chance at love, and fulfilling dreams that can lift them all―right here at home, where she belongs.
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“This finely wrought novel spans three generations of women: Valerie, a pioneering mathematician; Shayla, her restless, unreliable daughter; and Bess, her sensitive, do-gooder granddaughter, who inherits not only her grandmother’s fortune but a tangled legacy of long-buried secrets. I was swept up in this story of love, hope, and healing.”
―Lindsey J. Palmer, author of Salt Sisters
“This powerfully written family saga beautifully captures the healing force of love, and the courage to begin again.”
―Patricia Sands, bestselling author of The French Effect
“The Museum of Lost Dreams is unputdownable and unforgettable. Nolfi is at her best in this heart-stopping story of self-discovery and found love.”
―Susan Walter, bestselling author of Good as Dead