The Heart Of Summer

It seems that, at last, Hanna Casey has everything she's hoped for. Happy with Brian Morton in their house in the Hag's Glen, she's no longer worried about her daughter Jazz, who's settled in Hanna's former home, with a thriving business specialising in natural cosmetics. Hanna's ex, Malcolm, is keeping his distance; and she's loving her work with Owen Walsh in Lissbeg Library.

Until Brian's twenty-four year old son Mike turns up and, one by one, the cracks in Hanna's contentment begin to open.

When The Dream Changer a small, exclusive cruise ship docks at Ballyfin, Hanna reunites with Lucy Ellis, one of the three girls she shared a London flat with before meeting Malcolm. Now a widow with plenty of money, Lucy suggests a reunion with the other flatmates, and invites Hanna to stay with her in Sussex, within striking distance of London's bright lights.

But from the moment she arrives in Lucy's lovely home, everything about the visit recalls her own sophisticated past and offers her exciting opportunities. Then, when she meets Nicholas Asquith, a handsome retired banker who shares her love of art and books, she finds herself attracted to him. Here's her chance to be something more than the Lissbeg librarian lady who's settled back into the rural community where she was raised.

Hanna has some tough choices to make about her future ...