Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

Sam, his brother Charlie and Persephone (Percy) are inseparable every summer at the lake. Every year Percy's heart does flip flops not from flinging herself off jump rock but due to the deep blue of Sam's eyes or his big smile at seeing her. They are best friends until it is clear it is more but then something happens that tears them apart. It will take the boy's mom dying and a request to attend her funeral at the lake to mend what might not be able to be mended. A sweet and spicy romance coming of age story that speaks to the power of summer romances at a lake and proves that the best love stories of our lives begin as friendships. This is a bit spicier than the average Hallmark channel offering but will still appeal to most romance lovers.  3 1/2 stars