The 4th book in this lovely series about women who reach middle age, have had either tradegy, relationship break up or some other reason to have had to make a new start. This series is about their new start and how they go forwards. Set on the San Juan Islands off the coast of Seattle in Friday Harbor, a close knit community who help each other, where old friends band together and welcome newcomers into their midst. A bit too good to be true in some cases but these are stories, and good ones at that.
This book centers on Ellie who came to the Island at 16 to live with her Aunt and Uncle, few people knew the reason for her move. She runs Sweet Treats, the famous bakery renowned for it's very yummy food including breads, cupcakes and chocolate mousse cake! Now middle aged she is faced with a cry for help and discovers a health issue of her own in the process. Her friends, who we've come to love in past books - Linda and Max;, Sam and Jeff; Regi and Nate,; Jen and Sean; and Kate and Spence are all there to help her, as that's what friends do.
There's tradegy in this book, as well as a new start, new friends to be made in the shape of Blake whose family business have bought the vineyard in Friday Harbor, and he's running it, romance and of course dogs, who feature in each of these delightful books. Oreo is Ellie's best friend and is there for her with doggie kisses!
I love these books, completely engrossing and so hard to put down. The books are definitely best read in order of publication to preserve continuity of the characters and series.