The Summer Hideaway (The Lakeshore Chronicles, 7)

I loved this book - it is a book that stays with you. This novel has many stories that all connect and make a beautiful tapestry. George is a man who lived an amazing life and now has a terminal cancer - so he hires Claire to be his nurse. Claire is a nurse and also in semi-witness protection program so she has secrets. Ross is George's grandson - just getting out of Military. The family all end up a summer resort as George's last request. There are some many great moments of romance, adventure and reminiscing. Wow what a story - run out at get this book & box of tissues - Excellent.

I thought this was the best book in the series so far. Excellent. I really enjoyed the story it was very engaging

Just finished this book last night. I have to say this was among my favorite contemporary stories by Susan Wiggs. I liked the way each character was drawn out and developed. Do not be put off by the story of George Bellamy's last days. It is a very positive and wonderful story of a life well lived. Loved it!

Wiggs has done it again, BRAVO. This most recent installment of the Bellamy family that we loved from the first book is just as touching and wonderful as the rest. Wiggs is a master of her craft. She evokes meaninful relationships, loves, losses and everything in between. Cannot get enough!

Medvac helicopter pilot Ross Bellamy comes home after two years deployed in Afghanistan. His beloved grandfather, George, has terminal cancer, and refuses to receive any more medical treatment. Instead George has gone to Willow Lake in the Catskills to reconcile with his brother Charles before he dies; George's three sons had no idea he even had a brother. George hires private-duty nurse Claire Turner, whose specialty is palliative care for the terminally ill, to accompany him. His family thinks Claire is using George and has the local cops thinking she kidnapped him. However, Ross observing very carefully knows otherwise as she is a caring professional. What he does not understand is why the beautiful Claire has buried herself with the Bellamy brothers and their kin in Avalon, New York; not that he is complaining as he is attracted to her. She reciprocates, but romance is not in the cards of someone in hiding having seen a murder but is ineligible for the witness protection program as the homicide was not a federal offense. Although Claire's teenage past as a homicide witness is over the Catskills, fans will relish the return to Willow Lake starring a feisty dying Bellamy, his family especially his grandson, and a brave heroine fearing who may find her in rural New York. The character driven story line grips the audience when the Auburn cop pulls over Claire and George because his daughter-law from California hysterically convinces the police he is a kidnap victim. Fans will enjoy The Summer Hideaway as love grows with the Bellamy brood. Harriet Klausner