The Secret of Sunrises

A Novel

By: Ellie Block

Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella

From award-winning author Ellie Block comes a heartwarming novel to remind us that forgiveness, like the sea, has tides—and it’s never too late to sail toward the sunset.

When Catherine Moran’s long-lost brother bequeaths her a boat in Key West, she’s not sure what hurts more: his death or the decades they’ve been estranged.

The fifty-seven-year-old thinks this could be the answer to her financial strain since putting their mother in a memory care facility, but when she arrives on the island, her bonanza is a bust. The boat is a dilapidated trawler supposedly once owned by Ernest Hemingway, and a handsome buddy of her brother is living onboard but refuses to jump ship.

Because both Catherine and her brother were named after Hemingway characters, she can’t shake the author’s shadow. Instead of unwinding, Catherine ends up crisscrossing the island trying to drum up interest in the barely operable vessel. Key West is south of her normal. However, if she wants to unravel the mystery of the boat and her brother, that’s exactly the direction Catherine needs to go.

©2026 by Brett Ellen Block. (P)2026 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Great Summer Read (or Listen)

Great audio version of a very enjoyable book. It has everything – gorgeous prose, original premise, intriguing setting, laugh-oud-loud moments, indelible characters, and a very satisfying ending. Take it to the beach, the pool, wherever--and enjoy!