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Veena’s review of The Summer Cottage (Somerset Lake, Book 1) by Annie Rains
Contemporary Romance published by Forever 25 May 21

This is a sweet second-chance-at-love romance. Trisha and her son have found a haven at the cottages on Somerset Lake where Trisha has found a roof over their heads and a job after she lost everything. The last thing she was looking for was the possibility of love and romance, but then when it comes knocking on your door unexpectedly, it’s all the sweeter for it.

Jake Fletcher had promised never to come back to Somerset Lake after he lost the love of his life there. He’s in the process of finally winding up his life in the big city and heading back to join his family’s firm, when he’s persuaded to stop in Somerset Lake and try to talk his grandmother Vi into selling and winding up the losing proposition that the cottages have become and move closer to the family. Clearly that plan is doomed for failure, especially after he meets Trish and learns her backstory.

Before he knows it, Trish’s son is carving a place in his heart and he’s sharing his time on the lake where he learned to fly a plane while he spent quality time with his grandparents.  He’s also pitching in to help Trish get the cottages repaired and painted and ready for summer rental, when he should be persuading his grandmother to put them up for sale and pack and move.

This is one of those sweet summer romances that makes you feel good as you enjoy the sun and sand on a summer vacation.

Grade: A

Summary:

This summer, they’ll learn that home is where the heart is.

Somerset Lake is the perfect place for Trisha Langly and her son to start over. As the new manager for the Somerset Cottages, Trisha is instantly charmed by the property’s elderly residents and her firecracker of a new boss, Vi Fletcher. But Trisha is less enchanted by Vi’s protective grandson Jake. No matter how tempting she finds the handsome lawyer, Trisha knows that if Jake discovers the truth about her past, she’ll lose the new life she’s worked so hard to build.

Jake Fletcher left Somerset Lake after a tragic loss, but he’s returning for the summer to care for his beloved grandmother, hoping Vi will sell the run-down cottages and finally slow down. There’s just one problem: Trisha, Vi’s new employee. She’s smart, beautiful, and kind, but Jake’s job is to protect his grandmother’s interests, and his gut is telling him Trisha’s hiding something that could jeopardize Vi’s future. However, as they spend summer days renovating the property and bonding over their love for the town, Jake realizes that Trisha is a risk worth taking—if only she can trust him with her secrets . . . and her heart.

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