Joy Lee works at Cooper's Charm, having been abandoned by an ex and her wealthy parents. She has devoted herself to her son's upbringing, but now she is just starting to find time for a friendship that makes them SISTERS AT SUMMER'S END. Having just begun to open up to Maris Kennedy, the amazing manager of Summer's End, the camp store/cafe of the resort, Joy finds herself ready to open up to the new owner of the local drive-in.

Royce Nakirk is the new owner and just learning his way around the friendly neighbors is intrigued by the woman everyone is pushing him toward, and thus begins his indoctrination into a world of friends — misunderstandings and understandings.

SISTERS OF SUMMER'S END is an amazingly poignant story of not only sisterhood without the blood ties but love that is meant to be. Author Lori Foster takes her readers back to the lakeside resort that so many of us would love to visit, Cooper's Charm, and gives us another chance to visit favorites. I had loved Maris and Daron from book one and wanted to get to know them better and hope for a little romance to bloom from all of Daron's hard work, as we do when we get introduced to Joy and Royce. Her story saddened me, but it was also a very uplifting tale of strength and determination for her growth into the woman she is now. I thought it amazing how as both women began to open up to each other the advice she would give to Joy made Maris see that she too can afford to love and that love had been hounding her for a long time.

I was intrigued watching Joy deal with her parents and the inheritance she could receive from her grandmother, that however, was the misunderstanding that led to Royce becoming distant. He thought she would go back to that lifestyle and so he stepped away knowing, or at least, thinking, it is for the best. Has anyone heard the word communication before? Thankfully his new friends are more than willing to help him see his error and all is well.

SISTERS OF SUMMER'S END will have you smiling, teary-eyed, laughing, angry, frustrated, and in love, all rolled into one amazing read. I must give fans a word of warning - when you pick up SISTERS OF SUMMER'S END - be prepared for a book that will not let you put it down!

Book Summary

As the summer ends, friendship begins…

When single mom Joy Lee abandoned her old life to take a job at a lakeside resort, she found something that her family’s wealth and influence could never buy: peace of mind. Not easy to come by for the once-burned divorcée who keeps everyone at a distance. But when her new friend, Maris, dares her to take a chance with the drive-in’s charismatic new owner, everything changes for Joy and her young son.

A difficult childhood has left Maris Kennedy with definite priorities. Her job running Summer’s End, the camp store and café, comes first. Always. Nothing could ever make her risk that hard-won security—especially not her free-spirited colleague. But the more she encourages Joy to open herself up to new experiences, the more Maris begins to wonder what she, too, might be missing.

Learning how to trust will bring Joy and Maris together. And soon they form a friendship that leaves them as close as sisters—and open to love where they least expect it…in Summer’s End.

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