Summer House

by Nancy Thayer

A book about families, difficult relationships, and of course love. Charlotte is staying on the island of Nantucket with her Nona (91 year old grandma). She is starting an organic garden and selling to local restaurants, motels, and stores. Her wealthy family just thinks it's another whim until she makes a $4,000 profit. They are all rich, so this amount of money is nothing, except now they are afraid she is positioning herself to inherit the entire estate from Nona. So a lot of her relatives all advance on the island to stay for the summer too. This leads to Nona having a lot of time to daydream and remember her past. Eventually she reveals a huge secret to her son and daughter-in-law (Charlotte's parents), which begins to change everything for them.

Most of the chraracters were likable. The plot was good. The book left a lot of unanswered questions though, so I think that there will probably be another book eventually.

It Happened One Wedding Night

a Montana Mavericks book by Karen Hughes

A fluff romance book, a Silhouette romance book even. It wasn't a fantastic book, but it was an ok stress reliever.

Daisy is an inexperienced, single, 30 year old teacher, until she goes to her sister's wedding. There she has a wonderful time with the best man. Since she has been considering going to a sperm bank anyway, she lets nature take its course at the end of the evening.

When her pregnancy begins to show, the private school where she works asks her to leave. She goes to stay with her sister, and is soon surprised by the fact that the best man is working on the ranch to tame wild colts.

He demands to know if he is the father and she (of course) tells him no. The rest of the book is pretty predictable.

Quote I Liked:

"I don't run from trouble. Problems don't go away because you ignore them. Nothing will get settled until the truth is told."