{"product_id":"the-light-in-summer-a-butternut-lake-novel-isbn-9780062690470","title":"The Light in Summer: A Butternut Lake Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Butternut Lake is so beautifully rendered, you’ll wish it was real.”—Susan Wiggs, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLovers of books by Debbie Macomber and Raeanne Thayne, small town stories and summertime reads will love The Light in Summer, as \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Mary McNear returns to Butternut Lake. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt’s 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 clearer...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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 Murphy...her 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 Luke’s 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 perfection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Billy is about to learn that anything is possible during the heady days of summer. Coming to terms with her past—the 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 others...and realize that happiness doesn’t always mean perfection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“This triumphant story had me reading until the wee hours of the morning.”—#1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Debbie Macomber on \u003cem\u003eThe Space Between Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eMy favorite kind of book...\" \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips on \u003cem\u003eMoonlight on Butternut Lake\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eA great emotional read for every women who must face the past before moving forward.\"--#1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Sherryl Woods on \u003cem\u003eUp at Butternut Lake\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Mary McNear brings you home to Butternut Lake and a novel filled with irresistible characters whom you will want to call your friends\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor  the lovely Billy Harper, Butternut Lake is the place she feels most at home, even though lately she believes the only one listening to her is Murphy . . . her 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 Luke’s father, Wesley, disappeared before his son was even born. No wonder she prefers to spend time with a good book, especially ones in which everything ends in perfection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Billy is about to learn that anything is possible during the heady days of summer. Coming to terms with her past—the 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 others . . . and realize that happiness doesn’t always mean perfection.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eMoonlight on Butternut Lake\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e  “A delicious setting and a heroine to cheer for, \u003cem\u003eMoonlight on Butternut Lake\u003c\/em\u003e is my favorite kind of book, one that treads that pleasurable line between romance and women’s fiction. 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It’s easy to root for the happiness of all the leads.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Space Between Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e  “Butternut Lake is so beautifully rendered, you’ll wish it was real.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author, on Moonlight on Butternut Lake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eUp at Butternut Lake\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e  “A great, emotional read for every woman who must face the past before moving forward.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSherryl Woods 1 New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“McNear’s latest Butternut Lake novel features small-town living at its best, teenaged angst and family dysfunction. 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