As in The Somerset Girls, animal rescue is central to The
Summer of No Attachments, Lori
Foster's tender-hearted romance set again in Sunset, a small community in
rural Kentucky. This installment focuses on Ivey Anders, a veterinarian who
recently called it quits with her beau. Ivey is assisted at the vet clinic by
Hope Mage, a good friend and dedicated worker who has sworn off men because of
a disturbing incident that occurred several years before.
Ivey and Hope tend to an abandoned dog with a broken leg
and soon discover the dog is pregnant. After the birth of the pups, Hope looks
into renting a new apartment in town, roping in Ivey to offer her opinion of
the place. There, Ivey meets the landlord, Corbin Meyer, a single businessman.
Corbin has just learned he's father to a troubled 10-year-old boy, Justin. The
child was dumped into Corbin's life by Justin's drug- and alcohol-addicted
mother.
When the boy meets Ivey, the two instantly hit it off,
discovering they share a love of animals and horror movies. Their connection
bonds them--and Ivey and Corbin. As father and son get to know and fall in love
with romantically reluctant Ivey, Hope meets Corbin's brother, Lang, who is
smitten with Hope, but finds he must walk on eggshells in order to woo her
wounded heart.
Foster's feel-good,
small-town romance weaves in well-plotted story threads and complications that
expose how scars from the past, if healed, can unlock more hopeful, brighter
futures.
The
Summer of No Attachments by Lori Foster
HQN:
Harlequin, $16.99 paperback, 9781335459893,
336 pages
Publication Date: June 22, 2021
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NOTE: This review is a reprint and is being posted with the permission of Shelf Awareness. To read this review on Shelf Awareness: Reader's Edition (June 22, 2021), link HERE