Three friends get a do-over on life, love, and happiness in The House on Mermaid Point by Wendy Wax. The summary says: "Maddie, Avery, and Nikki first got to know one another - perhaps all too well - while desperately restoring a beachfront mansion to its former grandeur. Now they're putting that experience to professional use. But their latest project has presented some challenges they couldn't have dreamed up in their wildest fantasies - although the house does belong to a man who actually was Maddie's wildest fantasy once . . . Rock-and-roll legend "William the Wild" Hightower may be past his prime, estranged from his family, and creatively blocked, but he's still worshipped by fans - which is why he guards his privacy on his own island in the Florida Keys. He's not thrilled about letting this crew turn his piece of paradise into a bed-and-breakfast for a reality show ... though he is intrigued by Maddie. Hard as that is for her to believe as a newly single woman who can barely manage a dog paddle in the dating pool. But whether it's an unexpected flirtation with a bona fide rock star, a strained mother-daughter relationship, or a sudden tragedy, these women are in it together. The only thing that might drive them apart is being trapped on a houseboat with one bathroom." The House on Mermaid Point is the sequel to Ten Beach Road and Ocean Beach.

Ocean Beach is the sequel to Wendy Wax's Ten Beach Road. The summary says: "Madeline, Avery and Nicole have hit some speed bumps in their lives, but when they arrive in Miami's South Beach neighbourhood, they are all hoping for a do-over. Literally. They've been hired to bring a once-grand historic house back to its former glory on a new television show called Do-Over. A lot hinges on the success of the DIY program. For Nikki, it would mean getting back on her feet financially. For Avery, it's a chance to restart her ruined career. And Maddie hopes it will give her a shot at keeping her family together. At least, that's the plan - until they realise that having their work broadcast is one thing but having their personal lives play out on TV is another story entirely. Soon they're struggling to hold themselves and the renovation together, even as a decades-old mystery - and the hurricane season - loom on the horizon, threatening not only the project but everything that's brought them together."

Ten Beach Road is set in Florida where author Wendy Wax grew up. The summary says "Madeline, Avery, and Nikki are strangers to each other but they have one thing in common. They each wake up one morning to discover their life savings have vanished, along with their trusted financial manager - leaving them with nothing but co-ownership of a ramshackle beachfront house. Throwing their lots in together, they take on the challenge of restoring the historic property. But just as they begin to reinvent themselves and discover the power of friendship, secrets threaten to tear down their trust - and destroy their lives a second time."

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