Louisa and Cody spent every summer growing up on Nantucket with their families. It was the best time of the year. After a horrible tragedy, the families broke apart. It’s been 12 years and Louisa still thinks about Cody and his parents every day. Under the most unexpected circumstances, Louisa and Cody are brought together again.

The vibe of this book was a little unexpected for me. I’ve read some of Courtney Walsh’s other books and they were fairly light-hearted so I was expecting something similar here. I’ve had this book on hold on Libby for a long time so I didn’t remember reading the summary of the book and I just dived in when I got it, so I was a little surprised by the heaviness of this story. It was a good story and I enjoyed reading it, I just didn’t expect to have so much heartache for these characters. It was an emotional read. My heart was broken for both Louisa and Cody right from the beginning of the book. Once I understood the full story of their past, my heart was even more broken. I enjoyed the story of these characters coming back together and I thought the author did a good job turning the tragedy into a beautiful sacrifice. This really was an inspiring story about forgiveness and second chances. I already have a hold placed for another one of her Nantucket stories. Side note–this is apparently #2 in the Nantucket Love Story Series but I don’t believe they need to be read in order. I haven’t read any of the others. I didn’t realize this was #2 until I was looking to read another one. I can let you know for sure on that after I’ve read another one.