Escape Into Adventure, Romance, Suspense, and Magic This July

Find Your Perfect July Escape

Unleashed by the Guardian

by Kathy Lyons

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Graydon House
May 2019
On Sale: April 23, 2019
384 pages
ISBN: 1525834231
EAN: 9781525834233
Kindle: B07CSWM671
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From the bestselling author of The Charm Bracelet and The Recipe Box comes the perfect summer escape about the restorative power of family tradition, small-town community and the feel of sand between your toes

Adie Lou Kruger’s ex never understood her affection for what
her parents called their Cozy Cottage, the charming,
ramshackle summer home—complete with its own set of rules
for relaxing—that she’s inherited on Lake Michigan. But
despite the fact she’s facing a broken marriage and empty
nest, and middle age is looming in the distance, memories of
happy childhoods on the beach give her reason for hope.
She’s determined not to let her husband’s affair with a grad
student reduce her to a cliché, or to waste one more minute
in a career she doesn’t love, so it becomes clear what Adie
Lou must do: rebuild her life and restore her cottage
shingle by shingle, on her terms.

But converting the beloved, weather-beaten structure into a bed-and-breakfast isn’t quite the efficient home-reno experience she’s seen on TV. Pushback from Saugatuck’s contentious preservation society, costly surprises and demanding guests were not part of the plan. But as the cottage comes back to life, Adie Lou does, too, finding support in unexpected places and a new love story on the horizon. One cottage rule at a time, Adie Lou reclaims her own strength, history and joy by rediscovering the magic in every sunset and sandcastle.