Nothing can match Olivia Bellamy's determination to make her grandparents' celebration of their fifty wedding anniversary a success, even if it meant hiring the very man who first broke her heart when she was a young teen. While still bruised from a third romance that tanked and went south on her, the beautiful blonde Olivia was reluctant at first to get involved in this huge undertaking. Once she saw the love in her grandmother's eyes and realized how much it meant to her, she knew she would do anything to bring back the enchantment that was once part of her grandparents' lives when they first developed Camp Kioga in the Catskills.

For his part, the roguishly handsome Connor Davis, didn't even recognize his teenage best friend "Ollie" when he first biked up to check out the new job. How Ollie had changed! Gone was the chubbiness that was her defense mechanism against her stylish mother and the rest of the world who didn't understand her. Here instead was this gorgeous woman he couldn't wait to kiss! Yet, despite their initial testiness, one thing was clearly apparent. Connor could still read Ollie like a book and he knew exactly what Ollie had in mind and he had the skills to make it happen.

To help Olivia out in transforming the sadly neglected Camp back to its glory, her dazzling cousin Dare and other family members were also roped in for the summer. Her best friend, Freddy, himself a talented set designer and temporarily out of work, also offered to spend the summer at Willow Lake with Olivia. Would this be a time when their feelings for each other would change?

Meanwhile, as they get busy shaking out the dust and cobwebs, a few family and romantic secrets also are swept out from the dark corners. How would people deal with their past trysts when so much trust betrayed? The ripples of lost love only circle out further to touch the unsuspecting.

Susan Wiggs has crafted a wonderful summertime story of two very strong willed characters coming to grips with their own demons as well as each other. Like the ever rippling holes left by canoe paddles in the water, the main plot is expanded by the stories of other family members, both on the Bellamy and Davis side, who also have to confront their own past and current family situations. The author effortlessly weaves in the broken threads of the stories by the use of memory flashbacks and dialogue interactions that add their own sparkle. So, pack yourself off to a warm and sunny spot with a glass of lovely cool wine and immerse yourself in this delightful read. Take the time to think about your own summer days that linger in your past. For, you will wait with impatience for the leaves to fall, the snow to come, and the final arrival of "The Winter Lodge" in February 2007 - the next book in the Lakeshore Chronicles series! I Can't belirve I am looking forward to winter!