"A juicy, sprawling beach read with a suspenseful twist, Richards's sunny sequel to Happiness Key reveals the next life step for Tracy Deloche and her tenant friends in Florida. . .Secrets, friendships, and the Florida gulf coast all come into play in Richards's engaging latest." —Publisher's Weekly

"Women's-fiction favorite Richards uses wit, suspense, and the relatable and extremely touching friendships of her main characters to weave an exciting and mysterious story revolving around a secret Dana is hiding whose revelation may well change their lives forever." --Claire Orphan—Booklist

"Fortunate Harbor, the second in the Happiness Key series is as enthralling as the first. The camaraderie between characters is touching, showing that age, ethnicity, or social status have no boundaries when it comes to friendship. A heartwarming novel, Ms. Richards again proves she can touch her readers's hearts."  —Nancy Carti Lepri-New York Journal of Books

"This is one of the best novels I've read in a while, it's an excellent summer read, a perfect beach read or just what the doctor ordered when the vacation plans are homebound. Emilie is that rare author who writes with sentiment and it's obvious she loves what she does because the product is always phenomenal. So run do not walk to your nearest bookseller and try Emilie for the first time, or like me re-discover the reason you love her so much." —Debbie Haupt--The Reading Frenzy Blogspot

"This books is a great beach/summer read." —The Friendly Book Nook 

"Admittedly, the reviewer - yours truly - is a guy.  And supposedly, guys and chick-lit cannot co-exist.  Wrong!  Not only is Fortunate Harbor addictive - kind of like reading Vogue magazine (guys, if you're still reading Playboy, drop it and go get a copy of Vogue.  The women are hotter and the writing is better.  Oooh La La!) - but it is highly instructive.  It's a how-to manual for guys about women.  How they think.  How they feel.  And why they act the way they do.

Fortunate Harbor is a heck of a book.  And yes, it is chick-lit.  But as no less an authority than Goethe said, it's "world-literature."

On the Read-O-Meter, which ranges from 1 star (not-so-good) to 5 stars (excellent), Fortunate Harbor comes in at 5 stars."—Randall Radic at Basil and Spice