The Firefly Hour
By: Annie Rains
ISBN: 9781662538131
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Publication Date: 12/01/2026
Format: Other
My Rating: TBR
For a fractured family, a beloved inn becomes a place of healing in a bittersweet novel about loss, transformation, and second chances by a USA Today bestselling author.
After a hurricane barrels down the North Carolina coast, three estranged siblings reunite to repair their late grandmother’s bed-and-breakfast. The Shelter Inn still stands, suffused with childhood memories of pink-lemonade days and firefly-dotted nights. But the bonds between Amelia, Maggie, and Duncan are broken.
Amelia, the high achiever of the family, disapproves of Maggie’s aimless life, which has left her without a job, home, or vision for the future. Maggie resents Amelia’s need to control everything. Duncan, usually the peacekeeper, is preoccupied with his own problems—he’s been hiding a devastating secret from his stepsisters, and time is running out for closure.
Luckily, Grandma Laverne left behind a box of recipe cards offering wisdom on everything from curating the perfect summer day to mending a broken heart. As the family rebuilds the storm-damaged inn, the recipes help them come to terms with life’s misunderstandings—and missed connections. Can they let go of the past and forgive one another before another storm shakes them apart?
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Praise
“Rains succeeds in branching out into a family drama while keeping the story in her familiar North Carolina setting. Annie, Maggie, and Duncan feel like realistic siblings with complex histories and emotional depth.”
—Booklist
From the Publisher
USA Today bestselling author Annie Rains has a rare gift for characters who feel like family by the final page, and in The Firefly Hour she turns it on three estranged siblings who return to rebuild their grandmother’s storm-battered island inn. What begins as an obligation becomes a reckoning with old resentments, buried secrets, and the fear of letting go, steadied by a box of their grandmother’s handwritten recipe cards. Rains writes grief and hope in the same breath, and readers who love Kristin Hannah or RaeAnne Thayne will feel right at home. Bittersweet, big-hearted, and hard to put down, it’s a perfect pick for anyone who believes it’s never too late to find your way back to the people who matter most.
—Nancy Holmes, Editor
About the Author
Annie Rains is the USA Today bestselling author of nearly thirty novels in genres ranging from young adult to romance, women’s fiction, and book club fiction. Born and currently living in coastal North Carolina, Annie is a wife, a mother of three children, and a pet mom of two dogs and one cat. When she isn’t writing, Annie is reading, watching movies, and working as a pediatric occupational therapist. For more information, visit www.annierains.com.
