A Side Lake Summer

Book excerpt: Set in the beautiful rural lake town of Side Lake, Minnesota, Jennifer Walters' new novel beautifully portrays the pristine charm of lake life and the potential for two best friends to fall in love, if only they can let go of their past.Lyndsey Jones lives on the lake and waits all year to have the summers off to spend with her best friend, Kat. Only this summer, she finds out her best friend is going to be gone for the entire summer, leaving Lyndsey feeling bored and alone. That is, until Kevin Finney moves in next door with his charm and good looks and turns her lonely summer into the best summer of her life.Lyndsey and Kevin instantly bond and soon become inseparable, spending the summer exploring the beauty of lake life in a whole new light. She can't help falling for him, even though she knows he has his eyes set on someone else and only thinks of her as a friend.When they both end up at the same college, their relationship is put to a test when an unexpected event occurs. As secrets begin to unfold, their friendship is beyond repair, leaving them both broken-hearted.Over a decade later, Lyndsey and Kevin's careers overlap and force them to work together. Kevin is cold and grumpy, acting as though he doesn't know who she is. His behavior hurts Lyndsey, and she struggles to let go of the past and her strong feelings for the only man she ever loved.Both back in Side Lake together for a wedding, the truth comes out and Lyndsey must decide if she has spent too much of her life thinking about Kevin Finney or if he is worth fighting for. It is the perfect follow up to The Memories We Keep, which is the first book in The Turtle Creek Series.