New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Sherryl Woods proves once more that home is always where the heart is.
Falling for âMaddening Moiraâ OâMalley was the unexpected highlight of Luke OâBrienâs Dublin holiday. So when she pays a surprise visit to Chesapeake Shores, Luke is thrilledâ¦at first. A fling with this wild Irish rose is one thing, but forever? Maybe someday, but not when heâs totally focused on establishing a business that will prove his mettle to his overachieving family.
Given Lukeâs reaction, Moira has some soul-searching of her own to do. Scarred by her fatherâs abandonment, she wonders if Luke, with his playboy past, is truly the family man she longs for. Adding to her dilemma, sheâs offered an amazing chance at a dream career of her own.
Deep down, though, Moira knows home is the real prize, and that love can be every bit as enchanted as a summer garden.
Praise for the novels of
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Sherryl Woods
âSherryl Woods gives her characters depth, intensity,
and the right amount of humor.â âRT Book Reviews
âFriendship and romance are at the heart of the
latest Chesapeake Shores book⦠Once again, Woods, with such authenticity, weaves a tale of true love and the challenges that can knock up against that love.â âRT Book Reviews on Beach Lane
âOnce again, Woods proves her expertise in matters of the heart as she gives us characters that we genuinely relate to and care about. A truly delightful read!â
âRT Book Reviews on Moonlight Cove
âWoodsâ amazing grasp of human nature and the emotions that lie deep within us make this story universal.â
âRT Book Reviews on Driftwood Cottage
âLove, marriage, family, and forgiveness
all play an important part in Woodsâ latest richly nourishing, holiday-spiced novel.â âChicago Tribune on A Chesapeake Shores Christmas
âCharacters are handled well and have real chemistryâ
as well as a way with one-liners.â âRT Book Reviews on Harbor Lights
âSparks fly in a lively tale that is overflowing
with family conflict and the possibility of rekindled love.â âLibrary Journal on Flowers on Main
âLaunching the Chesapeake Shores series,
Woods creates an engrossingâ¦family drama.â âPublishers Weekly on The Inn at Eagle Point
Dear Friends,
Whenever I begin a new series, I always wonder if readers will fall in love with the characters as I have. You have definitely embraced the OâBriens as the complicated, boisterous, loving family I was envisioning as I wrote that first book, The Inn at Eagle Point.
Now, as I finish The Summer Garden, which will
wrap up this series, I wanted to be sure itâs a worthy finale. What better than a dual love story, plus the birth of a baby? Even as the series ends, there will be so many new beginnings. And isnât that the cycle of life?
I hope youâll enjoy watching Nell find her own
well-deserved happy ending, even as Luke, the youngest of her grandchildren, finds his love with a most unlikely woman.
And for each of you, I wish you strong family ties and
the joy of laughter.
All best,
Sherryl
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Maddening Moira was still in his head!
Luke OâBrien had been home from Ireland for a month now. Heâd been obsessing over his plans for the pub he wanted to open in Chesapeake Shores, worrying about the likely uproar with his family. Heâd gone out a few times with the sophisticated, delectable Kristen Lewis, picking up where theyâd left off during a brief rendezvous in Ireland. Truth be told, it was a matter of convenience for both of them, not a meeting of the hearts, but until recently it had been an excellent distraction, if only because it had complications galore that appealed to Lukeâs desire for a taste of rebellion.
But then along came Moira Malone with the sharp tongue and wry wit.
âIâll not be taken in by smooth talk and a wink,â sheâd told Luke, firmly putting him in his place. âIâve been around such men all my life.â
Theyâd met on the OâBrien familyâs holiday excursion to Ireland a few months ago. She was the granddaughter of his own grandmotherâs old flame, Dillon OâMalley. She was beautiful, but impossible. In fact, it was entirely likely that she was the most frustrating female heâd ever had the pleasure of meeting, in part because sheâd been mostly immune to his charm. Sheâd complicated his life in an entirely different way. Sheâd unexpectedly engaged his heart.
After staying on in Ireland for several weeks after the rest of the family had returned to Chesapeake Shores, Luke had eventually come home, ready to move on with his life. Ready to finally get serious about life, according to his impatient father, whoâd vocally protested the wasting of his college education.