Known to locals as The Edge of America, Folly Beach has long been one of South Carolina’s most picturesque and romantic spots. It is also the land of Cate Cooper’s childhood, the place where all the ghosts of her past roam freely. Cate never thought she’d return to the rambling beach house on  this breathtakingly lovely strip of coast. But circumstances have changed, thanks to her deceased husband, whose financial—and emotional—deceit have left Cate homeless, broke, and unmoored.

Yet Folly Beach holds more than just memories. Once upon a time during the Charleston Renaissance, Dorothy Heyward enjoyed the greatest moments of her life at Folly with her beloved husband, DuBose, and collaborated with George Gershwin there while writing Porgy & Bess. And though the Heywards are long gone, their passion and spirit lingers in every sunset and gentle ocean breeze.

And for Cate, Folly too holds the promise of unexpe