Driftwood Lane features Meridith Ward, a safety inspector who inherits a Nantucket Bed & Breakfast and three half-siblings she's never met. Initially she goes to the island thinking she'll just fill in until the children's uncle returns from his summer trip. But Summer Place is falling apart and the uncle doesn't show up, so Meridith decides to do some repairs. When a tempting handyman comes to work for her, and her feelings for the kids begin to grow, Meridith finds her world suddenly spinning out of control.

The story was conceived on my 40th birthday when I met my brainstorming buddies for lunch. I liked the idea of this woman, who is somewhat of a control freak, suddenly coming into a situation over which she has little control. The kids are grieving for their parents in ways she didn't expect. Jake the Handyman is her polar opposite and rubs her the wrong way. And suddenly, the thing Meridith needs to control most, her heart, has a mind of its own.

I hope readers can relate to Meridith's struggle between control and freedom. Ultimately, she also learns the difference between religion and faith.