Karen and Val are family–yet they’re anything but close. Karen has carried the burden of responsibility for her aging mother ever since her gorgeous sister left town years ago to pursue a career in theater. But Val had darker reasons for leaving town–as well as a secret to keep–and coming home has never been an option . . . until their mother suffers a stroke.
Reunited in their hometown, Karen and Val must grapple with their past mistakes, their relationship with each other, and their issues with a mother who is far from ideal. When a physical therapist raising his daughter alone and a handsome but hurting musician enter the picture, the summer takes on a whole new dimension. As their lives intersect and entwine, can each learn how to forgive, how to let go, and how to move on? And strengthened by the healing power of faith, might they also find the courage to love?
With her trademark compelling characters and heartwarming hope, fan favorite Irene Hannon offers her readers an inspiring true-to-life tale of complex family relationships, transgressions revealed and forgiven, and the complicated process of finding love.
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Overall I am a huge fan of Irene Hannon ( I have already posted that meeting her was better than Disney World) and LOVE her Christian romantic suspense books. I was
not sure how well I would like That Certain Summer. I consider it to be more family drama than romance. I was drawn in by the characters and read the story in less than 24
hours. Irene wove all the characters and their battles together like your grandmother's quilt. It is a story of heartbreak, jealousy, insecurity, and guilt. There are no
miraculous recoveries in this story, they go about dealing with all of these issues as we would in our daily life. The reactions and emotions of the characters were real
and authentic. That Certain Summer proves that Hannon is a master storyteller; not matter the genre.
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