Summer on Mirror Lake Book Review

I have sadly gone though all my library books and I had to go through my book shelf.  Summer on Mirror Lake: A Novel (Honeymoon Harbor) by Joann Ross was the one that I picked because I think that it was the next in the series that I had already read.  I was excited to get back to the great series of Honeymoon Harbor.

Summertime is the best time to lose yourself in the romance of Honeymoon Harbor…When he lands in the emergency room after collapsing at the funeral of a colleague and friend, Wall Street hotshot Gabriel Mannion initially rejects the diagnosis of an anxiety attack. But when warned that if he doesn’t change his adrenaline-fueled, workaholic lifestyle he could end up like his friend, Gabe reluctantly returns to his hometown of Honeymoon Harbor to regroup.

As he adjusts to the sight of mountains instead of skyscrapers, Gabe discovers advantages to this small Pacific Northwest town he once couldn’t wait to escape. But it’s irresistible librarian Chelsea Prescott who, along with the two foster children she’s taken under her wing, makes slowing down seem like the best prescription ever.

Over the course of their summer romance, Gabe gets a taste of the life he might have had if he’d taken a different path. But with his return to New York City looming on the horizon, he’ll have to choose between the success he’s worked tirelessly for and a ready-made family who offers a very different, richly rewarding future…if he’ll only take the risk.

Gabriel Mannion comes back to Honeymoon Harbor to recover after he passes out during his best friends funeral.  He has decided to make the most of the time that he has taken off work but it takes him a long time to recover from the schedule that he had when he was working.  He decides to stay away from the community but still be involved by building a boat to donate.  Chelsea is looking for people from the town to help her with her summer program where she takes kids out of the library.  Chelsea asked Gabriel to help teach the kids about the boat building and he refuses.  She isn't willing to accept it and goes to lengths to make sure that he changes his answer.  You have to pick up the book to find out what she does and if it helps.  I think that you will be surprised at the results.  I hope that you check out this book and the rest of the series soon. Enjoy some great reading!!