Juniper “June” Connelly, based in Puget Sound (Washington
State), is a 34-year-old, seemingly healthy, high-powered, intimidating career
woman who expects much of herself and those who work under her employ. Just as
she is about to fire her latest unpaid intern, Allison Wells, a 26-year-old recent
law school graduate, June collapses from a heart attack and none other than Allison
saves her life. This sets up a complex dynamic that forever links the two
women—in more ways than one.
It seems that Allison’s career aspirations were something
of a pretext. After the death of her literary icon father, a shocking secret sets Allison on a quest to wheedle her way to the internship. Her intent is to get to know June better as
a DNA test formerly revealed that she and June, her boss, are actually half-sisters.
But before Allison has a chance to enlighten June to the truth, the health
emergency takes precedence.
As a result, the two likeable women forge an
unlikely bond of friendship where Allison actually invites June, in need of R&R and
healing, to use the "family cabin" in a small Wyoming town. Over the course of one summer and June’s
convalescence, the two women grapple with the missing pieces of their lives and new love interests as they both discover the real meaning of family.
Thayne
(The
December Market) delivers another tender, winning romance that’s sure
to inspire hope for new beginning and second chances.
The Lost
Book of First Loves by RaeAnne Thayne
Canary
Street Press (HarperCollins/MIRA/Harlequin), $30.00
hardcover, 9781445467713, 352 pages
Publishing Date: June 3, 2025
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