As the warm weather approaches and the island mourns their loss, nothing can prepare the MacAvoy’s closest friends for what will be revealed.

But just before the beginning of another idyllic summer, Greg and Tess are killed when their boat capsizes during an anniversary sail. As pillars of their close-knit community, the MacAvoys, Kapenashes, Drakes, and Wheelers are important to their friends and neighbors, and especially to each other.

The Castaways - Greg and Tess MacAvoy are one of four prominent Nantucket couples who count each other as best friends.

Claire finds the gala, her life, and herself spinning out of control. To her surprise, she can’t ignore how they make her feel, either. Lock insists on working closely with Claire–often over a bottle of wine–and before long she can’t ignore the subtle touches and lingering looks.

But when planning the gala propels her into the orbit of billionaire Lock Dixon, unexpected sparks begin to fly. So when she agrees to chair the committe for Nantucket’s social event of the year, she knows she can handle it.

A Summer Affair - Claire wants it all–and in the eyes of her friends, she has it: a devoted husband, four beautiful children, even a successful career as an artist.

She later started writing and her first book was published in 2000.Įlin Hilderbrand Books in Order: Elin Hilderbrand’s Nantucket Series in Order After that, she worked the next summer in a factory that made Halloween costumes before moving to Nantucket in 1993 and taking a job at a local paper. Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon.Īll of Elin Hilderbrand’s Books! Who is Elin Hilderbrand?Įlin Hilderbrand is an American writer mostly of romance novels, and sometimes called the Queen of “beach novels.” Her books are generally set on and around Nantucket Island where she lives with her husband and their three children.īefore becoming a full-time writer, Elin Hilderbrand spent her summers on Cape Cod, until her father died in a plane crash when she was sixteen.

Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand