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Heather Dixon

“Are you okay?” A wave of cold sweeps over Alex. The silence on the end of the phone seems to last forever.

“It’s Dad,” her sister finally says. “He had a massive heart attack. He’s gone.”

When sisters Alex, Sam and Jess are called back to the family lake house in Summerville after the death of their beloved father, they learn that he was hiding a devastating secret.

Alex is the one who discovers the stash of love letters hidden away in the shed by the lake where they used to play as children during the long, hot summers. She adored her father. But she just has to know who wrote these notes, and she doesn’t want to be talked out of it by her husband or her sisters, who each have their own reasons for avoiding digging deeper. As everyone tries to protect their grieving mother from more trauma, and manage their own shock, tensions rise in the lake house. Even under one roof, sharing a room just as they used to each summer as children, the sisters have never felt so isolated from one another. 

A chance encounter at a local grief counselling group leads Alex to make a shocking discovery about her father. With the true scale of their father’s deception revealed, everything Alex and her sisters thought they knew about him – and about their family life – is called into question. Alex knows that if she’s going to find out the truth she’s going to have to go it alone – and that means keeping some secrets herself.

As they each deal in their own way with the fallout from their father’s secret history, the three women’s lives begin to change in ways they could never have predicted. Can Alex hold onto the family she thought she had, and held so dear, if everything she ever knew was a lie?

A poignant and heartfelt tale of sisterhood and marriage, Last Summer at the Lake Houseexplores how coming to terms with the past is the only way to create a hopeful future. Fans of Mary Alice Munro, Debbie Macomber, Pamela Kelley and Lauren K. Denton will be drawn deep into the heart of one family’s dramatic summer, sharing their journey of heartache and rediscovery. 

What readers say about Heather Dixon’s novels:

“Oh. My. Goodness… I truly loved this book.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“What a great read! Dixon’s writing is fantastic.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Easily one of my favorite reads of the year. Heather Dixon is such a talent.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Oh my goodness, this book sucked me in! I love when a story does that… I enjoyed this a lot!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“A thrilling and captivating read… The author’s writing style is top-notch.” NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“A perfect book club pick, or read on your own, but expect to lose sleep because you’ll be up all night devouring it!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Patricia Rodriguez Rodriguez

Storm Publishing

Summerville

Last Summer at the Lake House: An unforgettable story of family secrecy

She stands on the doorstep and I catch my breath. Everything about her reminds me of my beloved mom, whose funeral was just a week ago. And when she says her name is Audrey – the name of my baby sister – my world falls apart.

Because Audrey died in a car crash when I was a toddler. At least, that’s what my mother told me. Afterwards, my father couldn’t cope with the grief, and he left us. She brought me up on her own and was always fiercely protective. She never let me out of her sight.

Now, as Audrey and I sip wine on my deck by the lakeside and begin to piece together the puzzle of our family history, it turns out the past didn’t happen the way I was told.

It turns out my mother lied. And, as the secrets she kept from me finally come to light, everything I thought I knew about motherhood and family crumbles to dust. 

What if I’m not who I thought I was? And will I ever be able to forgive my mom for what she did? 

An utterly captivating and heart-wrenching novel about the resilience of the human heart and the depth of a mother’s love. Fans of Mary Alice Monroe, Pamela Kelley and Barbara O’Neal will be gripped by this emotionally charged and gripping story of family secrecy, sisterhood and the healing power of forgiveness.

What readers say about The Summerville Sisters:

“Wow! I couldn’t put this down once I started! Fast-paced, lots of family drama, sadness, love, all the emotions.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“A rollercoaster ride of emotions. It has twists and turns, emotion, and drama. I enjoyed it so much, I read it in a day.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Oh my, where do I begin to express the power this story had over my heart! It kept me intrigued every step of the way, wondering how this family mystery was going to end.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 

“Awesome… real and heartwarming… full of drama, mystery, and long summer days.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Such a gripping story. Thank you to the author for tying me up in emotional knots with this one.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Wow, what a story. You have to read it. Loved it.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Wonderful, heart-warming and emotional.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Incredible!” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Oh my goodness, what a beautiful story. I loved this one straight away and couldn’t put it down.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Simply heart-breaking. A story about families, love, grief and what brings and keeps them together.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“An amazing story of how family can be more than we think.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“So many emotions I could relate to. I was hooked and could not put it down until I finished it.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 

“A heart-warming and emotional tale… touching and uplifting.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“A beautiful story of acceptance, love and forgiveness.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Summerville Sisters: An utterly emotional novel of secrets and family drama