Lake Como
Working under one of the most desired interior designers in San Francisco while dating one of the few chivalrous men left on the planet, Hallie Elliot seems to have it all. Until she finds her long-term boyfriend, Peter, and her overpowering boss, Kendra, in a rather strange, too-close-for-comfort situation. Peter insists that nothing happened and proposes to Hallie. Instead of giving him an answer, she decides to try to figure things out while heading to Lake Como, where she’ll spend August visiting her half sister who is also having love difficulties. While there, Hallie follows a path to self-discovery, seeks a reconnection with her sister, and learns a hidden family secret, all while meeting a mysterious man named Angus who sets her up with a design project she just can’t refuse. Hughes (Market Street, 2013) delivers another fun, place-based work of women’s fiction, this time portraying a likable character hungry for answers to life’s questions in beautiful Lake Como, home to delectable food and men. --Carissa Chesanek