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Palmetto Point  ·  Freddie & Friends

Always room for one more at the table.

Brenda Gentile writes sweeping coastal family sagas for grown-ups, and picture books about kindness, sharing, and friendship for the little ones you read to.

Reserved for the grown-ups Palmetto Point · 2 novels Reserved for the little ones Freddie & Friends · 7 books

The grown-ups' table

Palmetto Point, Florida

A small coastal town where family comes first, neighbors become lifelong friends, and there's always room for one more at the table.

Cover of The Legacy of Palmetto Point: a white two-story house with blue shutters, palm trees and red bougainvillea by the water.

1Book One of the Palmetto Point series

The Legacy of Palmetto Point

When Keenan Norwood passes away, his four sons, Ben, David, Jerry and Larry, come home to Palmetto Point. They have to decide what becomes of the place that holds their parents' memories.

Saving a family legacy turns into building families of their own: storms and rebuilding, new businesses and old friendships, weddings, heartache, and a great deal of laughter.

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Watch the trailerA 1:35 trip down the lane to the Norwood house. A 30-second cut runs on Instagram.

Sunday supper at the Norwoods'

Four brothers come home and four empty chairs wait beside them. Each brother meets the woman who captures his heart.

Read Book One to find out who fills each chair.
Cover of A Season of Blessings at Palmetto Point: a white cottage with a picket fence, hydrangeas and an orange tree. Book Two · Coming soon

Postmarked Palmetto Point

A Season of Blessings at Palmetto Point

Dear reader, babies are arriving, the grandparents are moving closer, new friendships are taking root, and Sunday supper around the Norwood table means more than ever. Wish you were here!

The kids' table

Freddie & Friends

Seven picture books about Freddie Bear and his friends, a lovable bunch learning and growing together one small adventure at a time. Each story has a kindness tucked inside.

What are we learning tonight?

Pick a lesson and we'll pull the right book off the shelf.

Talk about it after

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The whole shelfBooks 1–7, in reading order

Who's who at the kids' table

Brenda Gentile smiling at her writing desk, pen in hand, wearing a floral blouse.
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A letter from Brenda

I write for both ends of the family table.

For the grown-ups, there's Palmetto Point. The town is fictional, but it's built from my lifelong friendships and the town I grew up in.

For the little ones, there's Freddie Bear. He started with my grandsons. After countless hours reading aloud to them, I noticed how many children's books were missing a lesson worth keeping or artwork worth lingering over. So I set out to make books that are heartfelt, beautiful to look at, and made with purpose.

Thank you for pulling up a chair.

Brenda
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