I cannot tell you how relieved I am that I thoroughly enjoyed this book. While women’s fiction isn’t my favorite genre, I usually still like it a lot. That cannot be said for the last couple of women’s fiction I read so I went into this one quite leery. I am a huge fan of RaeAnne Thayne and I had been invited to participate in the blog tour for this book so of course I was going to give it a try. I did not want to put the book down. Such a relief!

This story is told from three different points of view; Cami, Violet, and Jon. It’s mostly Cami and Violet, sisters who are grieving Violet’s twin Lily’s death. Both have come to Cape Sanctuary to help their mother with the glamping business Lily had started. While Violet is supposed to spend the whole summer there, Cami is there more to help out with a legal issue with the location of the glam-site. Jon is the neighbor’s son who feels his father’s unsteady mental capacity was taken advantage of in order for Lily to get permission to use his land for her endeavor.

I love that every single one of these characters is likable. They are kind, thoughtful, and gracious. Jon could have easily been made to be a jerk, instead the author leaned into his empathy. It’s no wonder there is an instant connection between Jon and Cami. Although they are on opposite sides of a very particular issue, they both also see the other has no ill intensions and are actually very lovely. The story of Jon and his father wading through his father’s slide into dementia is touching and bittersweet.

There is a lot of love in this story. Violet is thrown, over and over, into the path of her first love and his daughter. Turns out, there are still a lot of feelings there on both sides. On top of that, there is possibly still something between Violet and Cami’s parents, who have been divorced for 16 years. I couldn’t get enough of any of their stories and was delighted in all of the storylines.

As well as the romantic love, there is familial love that has to be healed in this book. While Violet and Cami never say out loud to each other the things that hurt them as children when their parents divorced and they were separated, they did take action to change the way they interacted with one another. They are now old enough to look beyond their own pain and see things from a different point of view. It’s really a beautiful thing to watch them learn to be sisters in a deeper way.

**I received an ARC of this book courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely**

You can find an excerpt from this book at All In Good Time.

Second Chances. Sometimes... sometimes life *does* give you a second chance. A chance to re-evaluate what you thought you knew, and perhaps a chance to reconnect with those you had massive misunderstandings with previously. And Summer At The Cape? Well... it is all about those second chances... and the ones that will never happen. Beautifully written and heart felt, this is one that will pull your heartstrings in so many directions. The *one* negative, for me, was that the epilogue felt tacked on. I personally would have been perfectly fine without it - the story didn't actually need it, and the things it adds are for me superfluous tropes that added nothing and somewhat detracted even. But hey, read the story for yourself and see what you think of the epilogue. ;) Very much recommended.