Butterfly Cove (Hqn)
After unexpectedly losing her job in Seattle, architect Olivia Sullivan returns home to Summer Island to take stock of her career options and deal with some legal matters left over from her father’s recent death. Of course, whom does Olivia run into on her first day back but Rafe Russo, Summer Island’s former official “bad boy” and the island’s current deputy sheriff. Twelve years ago, Olivia would have done anything for Rafe, but he mysteriously disappeared from the island late one night without saying goodbye. Now the idea of resuming their romance where they left off years ago is definitely tempting, but Olivia knows there is no guarantee that even if she gives Rafe a second chance, he will stick around this time for good. Graced with an abundance of realistically complex characters and featuring a well-developed small-town setting, Butterfly Cove is another sweetly sexy treat for fans of Skye’s heartwarming Summer Island series. --John Charles