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The Summer House

by Jenny Hale
Forever: Grand Central. May 2019. 288p. ISBN 9781538764176. pap. $9.99. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
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A beach house they have adored since childhood comes up for sale, so longtime friends Callie Weaver and Olivia Dixon buy it, intending to turn it into one of the finest bed-and-breakfasts on North Carolina's Outer Banks. With all of her attention focused on the cottage, romance is not on Callie's mind and certainly not with a rich playboy. But when Luke Sullivan hustles her off the street and claims her as his lunch date in order to avoid a reporter, she learns he's not what he otherwise appeared to be. Yet the house holds many secrets, and an old journal and a lockbox found during the renovations expose mysteries that could shock the island and even tear Luke and Callie's budding connection apart—or they could possibly bring closure to old wounds.
VERDICT Touching, fun-filled, and redolent with salt air and the fragrance of summer, this seaside tale is a perfect volume for most romance collections. Best-selling author Hale (It Started with Christmas) lives in Nashville; her Coming Home for Christmas was adapted for the Hallmark Channel.
Reviewed by Kristin Ramsdell , Apr 01, 2019
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