Wendy Wax, a former broadcaster, is the author of numerous novels, including┬аSunshine Beach,┬аA Week at the Lake,┬аWhile We Were Watching Downton Abbey,┬аThe House on Mermaid Point,┬аOcean Beach, and┬аTen Beach Road. The mother of two grown sons, she lives in the Atlanta suburbs with her husband and is doing her best to adjust to the quiet of her recently emptied nest.