The Light In Summer

Praise for Moonlight on Butternut Lake: &#8220A delicious setting and a heroine to cheer for, Moonlight on Butternut Lake is my favorite kind of book, one that treads that pleasurable line between romance and women’s fiction. Enjoy! ” - Susan Elizabeth Phillips“A great, emotional read for every woman who must face the past before moving forward” - #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods“A sweet romance wrapped in several interesting storylines. It’s easy to root for the happiness of all the leads.” - New York Journal of BooksPraise for The Space Between Sisters: &#8220Butternut Lake is so beautifully rendered, you’ll wish it was real.” - Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author, on Moonlight on Butternut LakePraise for Up at Butternut Lake: &#8220A great, emotional read for every woman who must face the past before moving forward.” - Sherryl Woods 1 New York Times bestselling author“McNear’s latest Butternut Lake novel features small-town living at its best, teenaged angst and family dysfunction. […] The perfect summer read that also works as a standalone novel.” - RT Book Reviews”[…] if you’re packing your lakeside tote and hefting the canoe to the top of your vehicle, you might want to take along Up at Butternut Lake.” - Minneapolis Star Tribune“The perfect book to bring on summer vacation, this stay-up-all-night novel…is one that readers will love. With well-developed characters who captivate and a deeply emotional subplot […] this novel is one to add to your collection for keeps.” - RT Book Reviews (4 1⁄2 stars)“This triumphant story had me reading until the wee hours of the morning.” - Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling authorPraise for BUTTERNUT SUMMER: “Butternut Summer by Mary McNear made me laugh at times, and it also brought tears to my eyes. […] I highly recommend Butternut Summer!” - Fresh Fiction“Butternut Summer is a thoughtful examination of the pleasure and pain of love and the strength of the family bond and will leave fans eagerly awaiting the triptych’s final installment.” - Booklist“Engaging and true to life, Butternut Summer offers a story not limited just to a beach read.” - New York Journal of Books

Mary McNear is a writer living in San Francisco with her husband, two teenage children, and a high-strung, miniscule white dog named Macaroon. She writes her novels in a local donut shop where she sips Diet Pepsi, observes the hubbub of neighborhood life and tries to resist the constant temptation of freshly-made donuts. She bases her novels on a lifetime of summers spent in a small town on a lake in the Northern Midwest.