With only one summer to get everything right, one woman finds herself fighting to hold together the one place that's always felt like home with the people who have become like family, in this summer novel from the acclaimed author of The Sandy Page Bookshop.
Thirty-year-old Holly has ‘inherited’ the Cranberry Inn from her grandmother, Francine. Only Francine is not dead. At least not yet. And she’s not fully convinced the Cranberry Inn is the right fit for Holly; it’s showing its age and it’s so much work. Besides, she has an offer from a developer that she’s not sure she can turn down. Unsure what to do, Francine decides she cannot let Holly take over without a ‘dry run summer’. As Francine tries to sequester herself to the sidelines, Holly finally has the chance to prove herself to her grandmother, her returning guests, and herself. And time is of essence because this summer they are hosting the Whitmans, a prominent New York family who expect no less than perfection for their only daughter’s summer nuptials. A move that Holly is convinced will boost the inn’s revenue and steer it back on track, so that her grandmother won’t have to sell.
If that weren't enough, Ben is back for the summer. Ben’s family has summered in the house next door to the Cranberry Inn as long as Holly has been spending summers with her grandmother. Only Holly hasn’t seen Ben in several years, and she’s not sure she wants to. The way they left things was like a conversation unfinished, and one that Ben seems interested in revisiting.
With a wedding looming and a bride hedging and a staff feeling adrift, can Holly pull everyone together to ensure that the Cranberry Inn will survive another summer?
