Summer Secrets by Barbara Freethy

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With Summer Secrets, bestselling author Barbara Freethy presents her most powerful contemporary novel-the story of three unique sisters...the secrets that bind them for life...and the summer that will set them free...
Eight years ago, the three McKenna sisters-Kate, Ashley, and Caroline-had their fifteen minutes of fame. Driven by their ambitious father, they won an around-the-world sailing race as teenagers. But, something happened out on the turbulent sea-during a fierce storm they could never forget...
Now reporter Tyler Jamison has come to Castleton, a picturesque island off the coast of Washington State, asking questions about the famous McKennas. But even as the sisters close ranks against the tenacious reporter, the past threatens to drown them in its wake.

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Publishers Weekly

Eight years ago, Duncan McKenna and his three daughters won a punishing around-the-world-sailboat race. Though Kate, Ashley and Caroline McKenna are haunted by the journey's aftermath, they support their beloved father in keeping its ugly truths hidden. Then reporter Tyler Jamison arrives on idyllic Castleton Island, claiming he wants to write a story about the race. Tyler is actually bent on learning which of the McKenna girls gave birth to a child during it-a child illegally adopted by his brother, who may lose a custody battle if the identity of the birth mother isn't discovered. While Kate and Tyler circle each other in mingled suspicion and sexual attraction, her sisters struggle with Duncan's alcoholism and their own demons. Events reach crisis point during a sudden summer storm that forces the family to confront their fears and lies. Some improbable plot contrivances mar the novel's realistic texture, and the girls' support of their father's destructive dreams often seems disturbing rather than devoted. Despite these lapses, Freethy's (Love Will Find a Way, etc.) zesty storytelling will keep readers hooked, and the sisters' loving but prickly interactions will make anyone with a sibling smile. (May) Forecast: NAL is calling Summer Secrets Freethy's "breakout book," and it very well may be. The book's brilliant blue cover catches the eye, as do blurbs from Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Luanne Rice and Susan Wiggs. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Eight years ago, the McKenna sisters and their father sailed the Moon Dancer around the world, defying the odds-and a deadly storm-to win the prestigious Winston Challenge. But that race has left a bitter legacy of secrets and suspicions, and on the eve of another race, the family's relative peace is shattered by the arrival of an old nemesis bent on revenge and a relentless reporter determined to uncover the truth. Graced with sympathetic, well-defined characters and an intriguing, multithreaded plot, this is an emotionally involving story of a family rendered dysfunctional by past events but ultimately healed by truth, forgiveness, and love. It is sure to please Freethy's growing fan base and, like Kristin Hannah's novels, neatly bridges the gap between romance and traditional women's fiction. Freethy (Love Will Find a Way) is a RITA Award-winning writer and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

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