Suddenly Last Summer

Morgan charms readers with her second visit (after Sleigh Bells in the Snow) to Snow Crystal, Vt. Paris-born Élise Philippe, head chef at the O’Neil family’s resort, has adopted the O’Neils as her own, following a no-strings-attached fling with Boston-based brother Sean O’Neil. Sean, a busy surgeon, has never felt a strong tie to the family business until Élise enters his life again, and this time he’s looking for more than another one-night stand. What Sean doesn’t know is that Élise’s last serious relationship ended quite badly and she’s determined to never open herself up to that type of pain again—especially because she believes that her unbridled passion is what led to her beloved mother’s death. Poignant and heartfelt, this paradoxically warm contemporary will leave readers eager for another visit to Snow Crystal. (July)