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Lakeside Love #6
Secret on the Lake
When a family secret blurs the line between right and wrong...how far would you go to protect the ones you love?
After losing the love of his life, Chad Brown finds himself at 42 years old widowed, and a single father. He's always done whatever it takes to give his daughter Dotty a good life, but on an art teacher's salary, he's struggling to make ends meet. Until he receives an unexpected call from his mother-in-law, asking for help around the house due to her declining health - promising their stay would come with generous compensation.
Seeing it as an opportunity to provide for his daughter, he agrees to move with Dotty to Lakeside for the summer. There, he bumps into a beautiful stranger and enjoys himself more than he thought was possible. But when strange events start happening around town, and Chad begins to suspect that his mother-in-law may be hiding something, he finds himself torn between his loyalty to his family and his own moral code.
As he begins to uncover the truth, Chad is faced with a decision: how far is he willing to go to protect the ones he loves, even if it means crossing a line he never thought he'd cross?
After losing the love of his life, Chad Brown finds himself at 42 years old widowed, and a single father. He's always done whatever it takes to give his daughter Dotty a good life, but on an art teacher's salary, he's struggling to make ends meet. Until he receives an unexpected call from his mother-in-law, asking for help around the house due to her declining health - promising their stay would come with generous compensation.
Seeing it as an opportunity to provide for his daughter, he agrees to move with Dotty to Lakeside for the summer. There, he bumps into a beautiful stranger and enjoys himself more than he thought was possible. But when strange events start happening around town, and Chad begins to suspect that his mother-in-law may be hiding something, he finds himself torn between his loyalty to his family and his own moral code.
As he begins to uncover the truth, Chad is faced with a decision: how far is he willing to go to protect the ones he loves, even if it means crossing a line he never thought he'd cross?
59 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 4, 2023
About the author
June Woods
192 books141 followersJune Woods is a coffee-loving beach bum who has spent the last decade traveling the states and meeting interesting people.
She was born and raised in Florida but has called everywhere home for a little while.
She’s been obsessed with reading ever since she learned how to, and has been writing short stories for as long as she can remember.
Her first love will always be mysteries, but she also dabbles in romantic suspense and comedy.
You can expect her books to be light, fluffy, and full of emotion. June loves making her readers feel something, even if it's just laughter.
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She was born and raised in Florida but has called everywhere home for a little while.
She’s been obsessed with reading ever since she learned how to, and has been writing short stories for as long as she can remember.
Her first love will always be mysteries, but she also dabbles in romantic suspense and comedy.
You can expect her books to be light, fluffy, and full of emotion. June loves making her readers feel something, even if it's just laughter.
Follow her on Amazon to be notified when new books are released:
https://www.amazon.com/June-Woods/e/B...
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
March 3, 2026
Interesting Story, But...
I very rarely give a bad review but I hope that the author listens and takes steps toward improvement because she does have a gift of story ideas and development.
I liked the story, but the typos, wrong word tense, incomplete words and sentences, and horrific grammer were very
distracting. I was going to read the series set in Whitefish MT, but I'm rethinking that.
The author's bio says she writes clean books, but unnecessary swear words mixed into the dialog, and steamy out-of- wedlock sex scenes would deny the truth of that claim.
I'm not sure why the author chooses to break up the story into multiple small books. It's kind of annoying.
It's always a bit disappointing when you read a book that is supposedly set in the place where you live, or know well, and this book was no exception. It would be refreshing if the author stayed true to the location.
I'm sorry, but I would not recommend this series to anyone. This is the 3rd series I've read by this author because of the interesting storylines, hoping that the editing would improve. There are so many other well-written books by other authors, I don't think I'll waste any more time on this author.
I very rarely give a bad review but I hope that the author listens and takes steps toward improvement because she does have a gift of story ideas and development.
I liked the story, but the typos, wrong word tense, incomplete words and sentences, and horrific grammer were very
distracting. I was going to read the series set in Whitefish MT, but I'm rethinking that.
The author's bio says she writes clean books, but unnecessary swear words mixed into the dialog, and steamy out-of- wedlock sex scenes would deny the truth of that claim.
I'm not sure why the author chooses to break up the story into multiple small books. It's kind of annoying.
It's always a bit disappointing when you read a book that is supposedly set in the place where you live, or know well, and this book was no exception. It would be refreshing if the author stayed true to the location.
I'm sorry, but I would not recommend this series to anyone. This is the 3rd series I've read by this author because of the interesting storylines, hoping that the editing would improve. There are so many other well-written books by other authors, I don't think I'll waste any more time on this author.
January 31, 2026
Good job authors!
I enjoyed the story line. It would be nice sometime to have a story line without premarital sex and story line. I would love to be able to recommend the book to my young and teenage friends and be a little cleaner.
Other than that, it was fun and easy to read.
I enjoyed the story line. It would be nice sometime to have a story line without premarital sex and story line. I would love to be able to recommend the book to my young and teenage friends and be a little cleaner.
Other than that, it was fun and easy to read.
February 5, 2023
From A Beginning to…
Loved this story from start to finish. A real feel sad, feel scared, feel the rush of several situations to… you’ll find the resolution.
Loved this story from start to finish. A real feel sad, feel scared, feel the rush of several situations to… you’ll find the resolution.
February 6, 2023
Great Ending
This was a great ending for this series. Chad and Sarah got their HEA along with Dotty. This one will have you in suspense on how it will play out
This was a great ending for this series. Chad and Sarah got their HEA along with Dotty. This one will have you in suspense on how it will play out
February 23, 2023
Great story
I really enjoyed this book and all the great characters. The story has a good mystery plot with a great twist towards the end . Hope you like this story too.
I really enjoyed this book and all the great characters. The story has a good mystery plot with a great twist towards the end . Hope you like this story too.
July 27, 2023
From mourning, to life along with a few secrets.
Well written story of a Father’s live for his daughter. He tries to rebuild their lives, but some secrets are just to big.
Well written story of a Father’s live for his daughter. He tries to rebuild their lives, but some secrets are just to big.
August 11, 2023
bizarre…
Wow….not sure what I think about these books….read all 6…..a bizarre storyline in my opinion. Good, but…..not sure about recommending….
Wow….not sure what I think about these books….read all 6…..a bizarre storyline in my opinion. Good, but…..not sure about recommending….
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