Books like A Summer in Sonoma by Robyn Carr
Since seventh grade, Cassie, Julie, Marty's wife, and busy doctor Beth have shared a close-knit friendship. Now, on the brink of thirty, the four women return to Sonoma for a summer that will test the bonds that have kept them together. Cassie is still searching for her "Mr. Forever," while Julie’s early marriage to her high‑school sweetheart has left her questioning life’s choices. Marty's firefighter husband has become distant, and Beth, a doctor whose health has recently faltered, is forced to confront vulnerability. In a setting of sunny California summers, the story follows the sisters‑in‑spirit as they lean on one another, proving that sometimes the most profound changes happen in the span of a single season.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Robyn Carr
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