Secrets of the Lost Summer

Secrets of the Lost Summer
Carla Neggers

New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers returns to her contemporary romance roots with a heartwarming tale of riches lost and found.Beneath the surface lie the greatest treasures. A wave of hope carries Olivia Frost back to her small New England hometown nestled in the beautiful Swift River Valley. She's transforming a historic home into an idyllic getaway. Picturesque and perfect, if only the absentee owner will fix up the eyesore next door….Dylan McCaffrey's ramshackle house is an inheritance he never counted on. It also holds the key to a generations-old lost treasure he can't resist…any more than he can resist his new neighbor.Against this breathtaking landscape, Dylan and Olivia pursue long-buried secrets and discover a mystery wrapped in a love story…past and present.“ forces her characters to confront issues of humanity, integrity and the multifaceted aspects of love…. Here is intelligent writing that remains highly entertaining." —Publishers Weekly

New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers returns to her contemporary romance roots with a heartwarming tale of riches lost and found.

Beneath the surface lie the greatest treasures.

A wave of hope carries Olivia Frost back to her small New England hometown nestled in the beautiful Swift River Valley. She’s transforming a historic home into an idyllic getaway. Picturesque and perfect, if only the absentee owner will fix up the eyesore next door.…

Dylan McCaffrey’s ramshackle house is an inheritance he never counted on. It also holds the key to a generations-old lost treasure he can’t resist…any more than he can resist his new neighbor. Against this breathtaking landscape, Dylan and Olivia pursue long-buried secrets and discover a mystery wrapped in a love story…past and present.

Praise for the novels of

“Readers will be turning the pages so fast

their fingers will burn.… A winner!”

—Susan Elizabeth Phillips on Betrayals

“Worth the wait. Well plotted, with Neggers’s trademark witty dialogue and

crackling sexual tension, this is a keeper.”

—RT Book Reviews on The Whisper

“Brimming with Neggers’s usual flair

for creating likeable, believable characters…

She delivers a colorful, well-spun story.”

—Publishers Weekly on The Carriage House

“Well-drawn characters, complex plotting and plenty of wry humor are the hallmarks of Neggers’s books. Jo and Elijah are very well matched, and readers will root for their romance.”

—RT Book Reviews on Cold Pursuit

“A haunting romantic story.”

—Bookreporter on The Widow

“Showcases the award-winning Ms. Neggers’s unique blend of quirky humor, sizzling romance and engrossing suspense, which combine to produce irresistibly entertaining novels.”

—RT Book Reviews on Finding You

Secrets of the

Lost Summer

Carla Neggers

www.mirabooks.co.uk (http://www.mirabooks.co.uk)

To Jennifer and Murray McCord

Contents

Chapter One (#ub20fd058-5a5a-5c09-a74e-e8d445730b6d)

Chapter Two (#u54325d5c-9ca0-54cc-894f-495b6bee04a9)

Chapter Three (#u73eb0d38-fcbc-52fe-be21-145ff113753f)

Chapter Four (#u27341247-d07c-5429-a967-dde80d8fe789)

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Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)