The Secrets of Summer House : An absolutely gripping tale of family secrets and romance – the perfect summer read for 2023!

An emotional, atmospheric summer read about family secrets and loyalty from the author of Kindle bestseller A Bookshop Christmas.

The secrets of Summer House are about to come out at last...

1976. Rushing out of the University Library, undergraduate Alice Kenzie bumps straight into PhD student Tristan Somers. There begins a whirlwind romance, and Alice falls pregnant and gives birth to a baby girl. Then Tristan is killed in a car accident. Unable to cope, Alice takes her baby to Summer House, Tristan''s family home in Suffolk, leaves her there and disappears.

2018. Olivia Somers has always been told that her mother died in the same accident as her father. But when she finds a bundle of old letters in Summer House, everything she ever believed about her mother is called into question. Can she find her – and even more importantly, forgive her?

Praise for Rachel Burton:

''Enticing and atmospheric... Packed with love and mystery that will keep you wanting more from the first page to the last'' Lauren North, author of Safe at Home

''A wonderful escape... I adored the characters, the headiness of their first loves, and vulnerabilities as they hoped for their own happily-ever-afters'' Jenny Ashcroft

''With her signature nostalgia, swoon-worthy hero and wistful setting, this is a romance to whisk you away any time of the year'' Victoria Cooke