Publisher's Synopsis
Single mother Lisa Hawley successfully raised her kids, Juliet and Theo, on the breezy shores of Nantucket. Now that they've grown and left the island, she's perfectly content running her local boutique and living on her own. When her beloved home needs repairing, a friend's recommendation brings the kind-and very handsome-local contractor Mack Whitney to her door. As she and Mack grow close, Lisa is stunned to realize that she might be willing to let love back into her life…despite the fact that Mack is ten years her junior. Juliet and Theo don't want to see their mother hurt again. Both stuck in ruts of their own, they each hope that an island summer will provide them with some much-needed clarity. When handsome entrepreneur Ryder Hastings moves to the island to expand his environmental non-profit, 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. As the season unfolds, a storm threatens to shatter the peace of the golden island, forcing Lisa and her children to decide whether their summer romances are destined to be something greater. Nancy Thayer dazzles again in this sensational tale of family, a reminder that sometimes, finding our way back home can bring us unexpected gifts.
