Summer's End

"A genuinely appealing and absorbing read" about a forbidden romance that takes place during a family summer vacation  ( Publishers Weekly ). A free-spirited man-of-all-trades, Jack takes life as it comes—not at all like his supremely organized mother, the admiral's widow, and his methodical lawyer sister.  Amy, a professional athlete with exquisite taste and golden beauty, has a glamorous career a world apart from her bookish older siblings and college professor father.  When Jack's mother marries Amy's widowed father, they invite all the children to spend the summer at the Legends' retreat in northern Minnesota. They never imagine just how well Jack and Amy are going to get along—as affection unexpectedly flares into a burning attraction that threatens to damage already fragile familial bonds.  Caught between long-simmering conflicts and clashing personalities—Jack and Amy agree to keep their distance until the vacation is over. But it seems the more they resist, the deeper they find themselves falling in love. hat they are falling deeply in love. Overwhelmed by passion, how can they possibly wait until summer's end. "Her talent is a gift to us all." — New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips