THE LIGHT OF SUMMER is a small
town romance that delights! Butternut Lake is a special setting that you
will enjoy visiting. You will meet our heroine Billy Harper, a single
mother to her teenage son, Luke. You will smile at the antics of their
Lab Retriever, Murphy, who steals the show. A librarian, Billy loves
books. Her nightly relaxing regime begins after Luke is asleep and
selects a book from her cherished box of Jane Austen novels. With a
glass of wine, Billy goes to her porch where she reads and immediately
feels better. However, she will never forget that at eighteen, while on an
Alaskan fishing trip with her father, Billy spends an unforgettable
evening with Wesley, their handsome guide, instead of staying cooped
up inside rereading Wuthering Heights. They have fun, and their one-
night stand includes sex and the loss of her virginity. Not long after
returning home, Billy discovers she is pregnant and shares the news
with her parents. Their search for Wesley is unsuccessful, and Luke is
born to a devoted mother and loving grandparents.
Now, Luke and Billy, always so close in the past, are feeling adrift. At
thirteen, Luke is moody and hanging out with the wrong crowd. He is
also asking questions about his father and trying to find him. Soon, Billy
will have to make an important decision... Will she be able to keep her
son's love when he discovers the truth about his father?
Cal Cooper thought he had married forever. His wife, Meghan, a
perfectionist and a liar, has broken their marriage and divorce is
coming. He has returned to his family cabin at Butternut Lake bitter and
shaken. His sister, Allie, lives next door and is standing by to help him
face his unhappiness and begin again. He is wealthy and drives a
Porsche and got a speeding ticket the moment he arrived back in
Butternut Lake. Then, Cal meets Billy at a wedding Allie forces him to
attend, and there is instant chemistry between them.
Mary McNear writes a fun escape that is a fast and delightful read.
McNear writes about the trials and tribulations of becoming a teenager,
second chances, and family. Her characters feel real and are worth
cheering for. I laughed at Billy's attempt to cook a roast pork dinner to
impress Cal and how it all went up in smoke. So believable and
humorous. Sweet, too, when Wesley arrived on the scene to meet Luke,
he brings the copy of Wuthering Heights he had kept for Billy "just in
case we meet again." Along with Jane Austen, I cherish happy endings
and THE LIGHT OF SUMMER was
the icing on the cake. Thank you, Ms. McNear. I am a new fan.
New York Times and USA Today bestselling
author Mary McNear brings you home to Butternut Lake and a
novel filled with irresistible characters who you will want
to call your friends.
It’s summertime on Butternut Lake, where the heat of
noon is soothed by the cool breezes of the evening, where
the pace grows slower, and sometimes, just sometimes, the
summer light makes everything clearer...
For the lovely Billy Harper, Butternut Lake is the place she
feels most at home, even though lately she feels the only
one listening to her is Murphy...her faithful Labrador
Retriever. Her teenage son, Luke, has gone from precious to
precocious practically overnight. Her friends are wrapped up
in their own lives, and Luke’s father, Wesley, disappeared
before his son was even born. No wonder she prefers to spend
time with a good book, especially ones where everything ends
in perfection.
But Billy is about to learn that anything is possible during
the heady days of summer. Coming to terms with her past—the
death of her father, the arrival of Cal Cooper, a
complicated man with a definite interest in Billy, even the
return of Wesley, will force her to have a little bit of
faith in herself and others...and realize that happiness
doesn’t always mean perfection.
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