Book Reviews of Come Summer

Liza Cassidy decides to head for the small town where her twin sister Laurel lived right before her death of a brain tumor. Not only does she meet the man her sister had written her about, she discovers WHY she's been dreaming of a little boy with red hair like her own...

I was rolling my eyes the first couple of chapters because I thought this was going to be typical "good-twin-takes-place-of-irresponsible-dead-twin-and-no- one-not-even-lover-can-tell" story. Then Steffen kicked it in and this got good. Maybe the way a couple of secondary characters plotlines wrapped up was a bit serendipitous and predicatable, but everyone got happily-ever afters and that's what you read a romance for.

Artist Liza Cassidy learns her twin sister, Laurel, is dying of a brain tumor. After accepting her fate, Laurel decides to spend the rest of her time on her terms—and away from her family. Five years later, Liza is notified of her sister's death. It's only after the death of their mother, though, that Liza learns that Laurel gave birth shortly before her death. This is a breathtaking discovery for Liza, who's been dreaming about a redheaded boy.

Determined to find out if the boy in her dreams is her nephew, Liza heads to Laurel's last residence. Laurel did indeed leave behind a child named Tommy. What confuses her is that Tommy's father, Sheriff Jack McCall, doesn't seem to know that Laurel has died. Liza is determined to unravel the tangled web and get to know her nephew—it's apparent he is a very sick little boy.

A very good read, highly recommend this one. JanW