On a Summer Tide

Usually when I pick up a book by Suzanne Woods Fisher, I expect an Amish tale.  However, she has departed from that genre to go into contemporary women's fiction with her newest book--On a Summer Tide.  Romance plays such a back-seat role in this book, I don't believes it fits within that genre. 

Three girls--sisters--are concerned about their father's health.  He has sold their childhood home and bought an island where the family used to vacation. When he tells his daughters what he has done, they descend on him in masse--Cam along with her adopted son, Cooper; Maddie; and Blaine.  Cooper has just been expelled from a very expensive, private school because he is a bit too high maintenance for the teacher.  Maddie has just finished her training as a counselor, but hasn't found a job yet, and Blaine has been asked to leave the junior college she has been attending for the last five years.

Of the three girls, Cam can see her father's dream best, and she can see what it will take to make it happen.  Maddie and Blaine can take Cam's plan and see it through.  Blaine has also found a passion for her life--baking at the Lunch Counter in town. She has loved baking since before her mother passed away. Since she has been baking for Peg, she is feeling like she's getting a bit of her mother back.

Suzanne has worked in a bit of a mystery on the island--there are no lobsters around the island and no one knows where they have gone. The mystery adds a bit of compelling interest to the book and keeps the reader involved in all parts of the island life.

This is a five-star book, with two thumbs up, an unconventional teacher, and a well-baked scone.

Revell and NetGalley.com provided the galley I was allowed to read for review.