One life-changing summer on Nantucket brings about exhilarating revelations for a single mother
and her two grown children in this sensational novel from New York Times bestselling author
Nancy Thayer. Wholesome and hopelessly romantic.”—Kirkus Reviews Lisa Hawley is perfectly
satisfied living on her own. Having fully recovered from a brutal divorce nearly two decades
earlier she has successfully raised her kids Juliet and Theo seeing them off to college and
beyond. As the owner of a popular boutique on Nantucket she’s built a fulfilling life for
herself on the island where she grew up. With her beloved house in desperate need of repair
Lisa calls on Mack Whitney a friendly—and very handsome—local contractor and fellow single
parent to do the work. The two begin to grow close and Lisa is stunned to realize that she
might be willing to open up again after all . . . despite the fact that Mack is ten years her
junior. Juliet and Theo worry that Mack will only break their mother’s heart—and they can’t
bear to see her hurt again. Both stuck in ruts of their own they each hope that a summer on
Nantucket will provide them with the clarity they’ve been searching for. When handsome
entrepreneur Ryder Hastings moves to the island to expand his environmental nonprofit Juliet
an MIT-educated web designer feels an immediate attraction one her rocky love life history
pushes her to deny at first. Meanwhile free spirit Theo finds his California bliss comes to a
brutal halt when a surfing injury forces him back to the East Coast. Upon his return he has
eyes only for Mack’s daughter Beth to whom he is bound by an unspeakable tragedy from high
school. Can they overcome their past? As the season unfolds a storm threatens to shatter the
peace of the golden island forcing Lisa Juliet and Theo to decide whether their summer
romances are destined for something more profound. Nancy Thayer dazzles again in this
delightful tale of family a reminder that sometimes finding our way back home can bring us
unexpected gifts.
