about the book
For fans of Denise Hunter and Susan Mallery, a captivating story about a single summer that could completely break a family apart—or bring them back together.
Recently widowed Marin Henderson considers time with her two adult children a gift. And she’s intent on not prying into their lives while they’re all together, cleaning out her late parents’ Colorado home. But from the start, nothing goes as planned. Her free-spirited daughter, Slade, and her strait-laced son, Reed, both arrive ahead of schedule, and no one is explaining why. Marin knows they’re hiding issues in their personal lives. But she can only push so far because she, too, is keeping secrets.
Setting aside family tensions, the three of them get to work purging the house. But when Slade discovers a decades-old newspaper clipping about a body found on the rocks below the house, questions arise. Marin insists the death was ruled an accident, but Slade’s curiosity is piqued. And when a roof leak compels Marin to call on an old friend and flame for help, it’s the catalyst for a wave of revelations.
Between a daughter bent on distracting herself from her own career turmoil, a son desperate to hold on to his marriage and a mother forced to confront her choices from that long-ago summer, pieces of the past and present begin to unravel. And before the summer is over, they each must decide what to hold on to and what to let go…
publisher: love inspired trade
release date: june 25, 2024
review
if you need some (heartwarming) family drama this summer, this is a perfect book to read!
cleaning out the family home in colorado brings marin henderson and her two adult children together for the summer—but each one of them has his or her own reasons for being there, really. the family is full of secrets, but there's no time like the present to take away their power.
the three perspectives of this story weave together amidst the flaws and struggles, dealing with grief and healing, burdens of the past and second chances. elements of mystery and romance come into play, too, alongside the family drama, and work well to heighten the tension and growth amongst the characters.
everything about this book just all works so well to tell an emotional, yet feel-good story. i definitely recommend it to contemporary-fiction readers.
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