Coming Home to Peony Harbor

by Rosie Summers

Return to Aster Island this spring! Visit the Paisley House and check-in with Eloise and her three children as they search for love and happiness in Peony Harbor. Angelica Banks is no stranger to change. A professional photographer by trade, she’s used to traveling the world in search of the next job—Italy, Spain, Japan, South Africa—it doesn’t matter, so long as she doesn’t have to set down roots. The thing that terrifies her more than anything else? Commitment.However, when Angelica finds herself at a Tuscan vineyard with a dreamy Italian winemaker, she wonders if she’ll ever be able to make a relationship work. Luca is perfect—he’s kind, sweet, and generous. Unfortunately, one cryptic e-mail from home ruins everything, sending Angelica rushing back to Aster Island and fearing the worst. Once home, Angelica finds herself face to face with the only man she’s ever loved.Forced to spend time with Tucker Henley, in close quarters no less, Angelica is dismayed her feelings for her high school sweetheart are flooding back stronger than ever. But is it possible to make things work when their relationship failed the first time? Because one thing is Angelica can’t stand to have her heart broken by Tucker Henley all over again.While Angelica is being pulled in two different directions, her mother, Eloise, is making wonderful progress on her bookshop minus a few inevitable hiccups. Better yet, Eloise’s relationship with Luke has taken off in a big way… until he drops a bombshell on her. When Luke tells Eloise he’s considering moving to the island full time, she’s forced to confront her fears about taking this burgeoning new relationship to the next level.Meanwhile, Jack Banks finds himself increasingly intrigued by a new project at work. He’s been requested to personally build a property for one of the most famous actresses in the world. While he goes into it grumbling and complaining about the notoriously difficult to work with Evelyn Blake, he finds that first impressions aren’t everything.Return to Peony Harbor where love and happiness abound! Perfect for fans of Hallmark movies and sweet romances.

204 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 1, 2021

Reviews

[theliterateleprechaun · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved my armchair travel to Aster Island to check-in with everyone in Peony Harbor!

Book 2 in the series seamlessly continues with a focus on Eloise’s daughter, Angelica. She has returned to Tuscany and to Luca. It continues to be an absorbing and spellbinding tale with a touch of personal development, romance, and a second chance at love. Summers’ character development is fantastic; rich, loveable, relatable, and realistic people. It was great getting a chance to know them better and see them struggle with real life decisions. They are characters that you would love to meet in real life. Summers’ writing style will pull you into the story and the natural conversations and chemistry between the characters will keep you reading.

I can’t wait to see how the plot develops in the sequel. This book finishes with a feelgood ending and I need to know if Angelica has made the right choice for herself!

Watch out for Escape to Peony Harbor in August 2021.

This charming story about love, family, friendship and community needs to be on your ‘must buy’ list.

Thank you to Rosie Summers for my gifted copy.

[Nikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

The 2nd book in the Peony Harbor series sees Eloise learning about her new inheritance, the bookshop, she needs to decide what to do.

Angelica, Eloise's daughter comes home from her travels, after getting a cryptic email from Tucker, her former boyfriend and her best friend's (Sarah) brother. She's forced to spend time with him, and when an unexpected visitor turns up, she's even more confused!

Jack, Angelica's brother is in a quandry too, does he really want a job working for a celebrity actress?

Eloise is finding out if her new relationship with Luke will work, can she trust him?

I really enjoy this series and can't wait to read the 3rd book. The books are best read in order of publication to preserve continuity of the characters and series.

[Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed Coming Home to Pearl Harbor. It’s a really good story about family and friends and finding out where, what, and who is important to you. It was the first of the Peony Harbor books I have read and now am looking forward to reading the others.

[christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm falling for Aster Island

I really enjoyed this book as much as the first one and all the characters. I couldn't put it down its that good and a sucker for love .