A successful restaurateur gets a second chance with her childhood sweetheart in this romance classic by a #1 New York TimesтАУbestselling author.
With a little determination and a lot of charm, Rosa Capoletti took a run-down pizza joint and turned it into an award-winning restaurant, voted the тАЬbest place to proposeтАЭ three years in a row. For Rosa, though, there has been no real romance since her teenaged love affair with Alexander Montgomery ended without explanation a decade ago. But guess whoтАЩs just come back to town?
Reunited at the beach house where they first fell in love, Rosa and Alexander discover that the secrets of the past are not what they seem. Now, Rosa searches for happiness with the man who once broke her heartтАФand learns that in love, as in life, there are second chances.
Originally published in 2004.
тАЬThis is the perfect beach read.тАЭ тАФDebbie Macomber
тАЬWiggs excels at portraying the delicate dynamics among lovers, friends and family members, and her keen awareness of sensory detail ensures that the scents and sounds of RosaтАЩs kitchen are just as palpable as the heady attraction between the protagonists.тАЭ тАФPublishers Weekly
тАЬA delightful summertime story of star-crossed lovers. . . . The romance reader will enjoy Summer by the Sea. ItтАЩs made a new fan out of this reviewer.тАЭ тАФBookReporter