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After a medical mistake caused her suspension, Dr. Elizabeth Howard found a new opportunity in Jewell Cove, Maine, covering at a family practice clinic while her best friend was on maternity leave. Lizzie was not sure if she could handle being away from emergency medicine, since she had always craved that adrenaline rush, but with no other options, she was resigned to it.
Looking forward to spending time with Charlie, her best friend, and enjoying the beach until the lawsuit was settled and she could return to her job in Springfield, Massachusetts, was all that Lizzie had planned. Mourning her father’s death and her mother’s move to a residential care facility for Alzheimer patients, Lizzie was feeling very alone and vulnerable, and the problems at work just added to her insecurities.
Dr. Joshua Collins loved Jewell Cove, and was an avid fisherman and boater when not working at his clinic. His first impression of Dr. Howard was that she was a bit of a snob, very professional, and he was reminded of the attitude of his deceased wife’s family towards others not in their social class. As he got to know Lizzie better, he realized that she was a caring woman, devoted to her patients, and he found himself very attracted to her, even though he knew her stay was only temporary and she would soon be going back to Springfield. Josh’s grief and guilt about his wife’s death were almost overwhelming, and he continued to hide his feelings in front of friends and family, always being the strong and supportive one.
Lizzie is a workaholic, trying to bury her sadness at her father’s death and still make him proud of her achievements. When she is forced to take a leave of absence, she learns a great deal about herself and what she really wants from life. Josh is everyone’s rock, the dependable one, but he is lonely and tired of feeling that way. Summer on Lovers’ Island is a romantic story of two lonely and lost people who finally develop the courage to go after what they really want, and I found myself cheering them both on.
Book Stats
- Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperbacks (May 5, 2015)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1250045185
- ISBN-13: 978-1250045188
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Books in the Jewell Cove series in the order they should be read:
The House on Blackberry Hill
Treasure on Lilac Lane
Summer on Lovers’ Island
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Summary : Lizzie is a workaholic, trying to bury her sadness at her father’s death and still make him proud of her achievements. When she is forced to take a leave of absence, she learns a great deal about herself and what she really wants from life. Josh is everyone’s rock, the dependable one, but he is lonely and tired of feeling that way. Summer on Lovers’ Island is a romantic story of two lonely and lost people who finally develop the courage to go after what they really want, and I found myself cheering them both on.
