Butternut Lake is so beautifully rendered youll wish it was realSusan Wiggs 1 New York Times bestselling author Lovers of books by Debbie Macomber and Raeanne Thayne small town stories and summertime reads will love The Light in Summer as New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Mary McNear returns to Butternut Lake Its summertime on Butternut Lake where the heat of noon is soothed by the cool breezes of the evening where the pace grows slower and sometimes just sometimes the summer light makes everything clearerFor the lovely Billy Harper Butternut Lake is the place she feels most at home even though lately she feels the only one listening to her is Murphyher faithful Labrador Retriever Her teenage son Luke has gone from precious to precocious practically overnight Her friends are wrapped up in their own lives and Lukes father Wesley disappeared before his son was even born No wonder she prefers to spend time with a good book especially ones where everything ends in perfectionBut Billy is about to learn that anything is possible during the heady days of summer Coming to terms with her pastthe death of her father the arrival of Cal Cooper a complicated man with a definite interest in Billy even the return of Wesley will force her to have a little bit of faith in herself and othersand realize that happiness doesnt always mean perfectionThis triumphant story had me reading until the wee hours of the morning1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber on The Space Between SistersMy favorite kind of book New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips on Moonlight on Butternut LakeA great emotional read for every women who must face the past before moving forward1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods on Up at Butternut Lake