First published 2012
Real estate expert Olivia Bellamy leaves her Manhattan life behind for a summer in the Catskills. Her grandparents need someone to renovate their old resort camp at Willow Lake before their final season together. The once-elegant bungalow colony now sits in ruins, forcing Olivia to hire contractor Connor Davis. Connor happens to be someone she knew during her own childhood summers at the camp, and their old attraction still burns. As renovation work progresses through the warm days, the lake's blue waters cannot cool the heat between them. Shocking secrets from the past surface to complicate their rekindled romance. The camp holds memories of joyful summers that now offer new possibilities for Olivia, Connor, and the families who gather at Willow Lake. Their story unfolds against the backdrop of a place where past and present merge, creating connections that extend beyond a single summer season.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Catskills, Manhattan, Willow Lake
Period: summer
496 pages · Kindle Edition · MIRA