New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers returns to her contemporary romance roots with a heartwarming tale of riches lost and found.
Beneath the surface lie the greatest treasures.
A wave of hope carries Olivia Frost back to her small New England hometown nestled in the beautiful Swift River Valley. She’s transforming a historic home into an idyllic getaway. Picturesque and perfect, if only the absentee owner will fix up the eyesore next door.…
Dylan McCaffrey’s ramshackle house is an inheritance he never counted on. It also holds the key to a generations-old lost treasure he can’t resist…any more than he can resist his new neighbor. Against this breathtaking landscape, Dylan and Olivia pursue long-buried secrets and discover a mystery wrapped in a love story…past and present.
Praise for the novels of
“Readers will be turning the pages so fast
their fingers will burn.… A winner!”
—Susan Elizabeth Phillips on Betrayals
“Worth the wait. Well plotted, with Neggers’s trademark witty dialogue and
crackling sexual tension, this is a keeper.”
—RT Book Reviews on The Whisper
“Brimming with Neggers’s usual flair
for creating likeable, believable characters…
She delivers a colorful, well-spun story.”
—Publishers Weekly on The Carriage House
“Well-drawn characters, complex plotting and plenty of wry humor are the hallmarks of Neggers’s books. Jo and Elijah are very well matched, and readers will root for their romance.”
—RT Book Reviews on Cold Pursuit
“A haunting romantic story.”
—Bookreporter on The Widow
“Showcases the award-winning Ms. Neggers’s unique blend of quirky humor, sizzling romance and engrossing suspense, which combine to produce irresistibly entertaining novels.”
—RT Book Reviews on Finding You
Secrets of the
Lost Summer
Carla Neggers
To Jennifer and Murray McCord
Contents
One
Olivia Frost dribbled water from a measuring
