Better Than Expected, RSR288B

At times, life deals us an unexpected hand. Despite our best intentions, we end up some distance from where we want to be. Gertie has spent years on a Scottish island wondering what lies beyond the horizon. Maddie arrives in a small coastal town to claim an inheritance she wasn't expecting and a life she didn't plan. Dan steps into his dead brother's shoes to hold a grieving family together and begins to discover how little he knew him. Carlotta is weeks from her wedding when a single kiss throws open a door she thought permanently closed. Perfect reading on a summer afternoon! Jenny Colgan, Close Knit - Gertie has spent her whole life on a Scottish island wondering what lies beyond it. This summer she finally finds out. Lucy Diamond, The Promise - When Patrick dies, his brother Dan steps in to hold the family together and slowly uncovers the man he thought he knew. Sheila O'Flanagan, If You Were Me - One forbidden kiss from her first love, and Carlotta finds herself wondering whether the life she planned is the one she actually wants. Jill Shalvis, Simply Irresistible - Maddie inherits a run-down inn, two difficult half-sisters and, against all her better judgment, feelings for a very attractive contractor.