Summer on Firefly Lake is a beautiful story full of romance, family and friends. Just like The Cottage at Firefly Lake, this book is a second chance romance but with a much more beautiful and complex story.

This is Mia and Nick’s story, how they get their chance to be together after 20 years. They both are divorced, Mia has two daughters, Nick doesn’t have children and both their partners were unfaithful, so now they are guarded and very hesitant about starting a new relationship. But they are so attracted to each other, and they are single and Why the heck no? Right?

With the mix of Nick’s mother, an amazing old lady who found love at the age of 60, a little girl who wants a family desperately, the birth of Lexie, Charlie and Sean’s baby, this book had me crying and laughing and sighing. I loved every single word of it, every single moment Mia and Nick spent together, and how they found love after 20 years of bad decisions, but what matters is that they found each other and their HEA.

I can’t wait for the next book of the series, and despite there’s no information about who will be the main characters, I guess it’ll be about Nick’s sister.

Enjoyed it, I like second chance romances!
This is a voluntary review and I do not get paid for this review! My thoughts are my own.

Firstly, I want to find myself a hammock by a lake, take my kindle and a cup of tea and just relax after looking at this cover.

This is the second book in the Firefly series, and whilst it could be read as a standalone, there are some things that won't make much sense.

It took me a while to warm up to Mia in the first book The Cottage at Firefly Lake, however once I did I needed to know more of her story.

Newly divorced, single mum, trying to make a go at life on her own for the first time in a long time, I had a lot of respect for her.

Nick is the boy she liked as a teen, now the man she knows she shouldn't want, but can't help herself.

I love the push/pull between them, the blossoming of their "just friends' non-relationship - that everyone could see was more than just that. They bounced off each other so well. They give each other the kick in the pants they both need to restart their lives.

There is quite a bit going on in this book, however none of it seemed over the top. It is full of emotion, fun, laughs and family dramas that we can all relate to in some way.

It is winter here, and whilst I was reading this, tucked under a nice warm blanket, I was imagining myself by Firefly Lake.

Can't wait for book 3

Nick and Mia were an interesting pair, and played well off each other. Mia was very relatable and Nick was both hot and understanding, which is quite the sexy pairing. I love Firefly Lake.

My Rating:

4.5

Favorite Quotes:

…the name Mia had answered to for almost seventeen years was all of a sudden wrong. Like the pair of pointy black shoes that pinched, but she’d kept anyway…

Luc Simard is so hot he might as well have steam coming out of his ears.

“I reminded her, when I mentioned I knew all the beds her shoes have been under.” “Great-aunt Bernice?” Nick’s mouth fell open. Bernice was over eighty, favored fussy floral prints and sensible shoes, and had been widowed as long as he could remember. “You think she’s too old?” Liz poked Nick’s chin with a forefinger and closed his mouth. “We women have needs, and there are lots of lonely and able widowers in this town.”

I’ve also heard enough about babies from Sean. Lexie’s great, but you and I don’t have to have one. I like sleep too much.

My Review:

Ms. Gilroy’s Firefly Lake series had already nestled into my heart with her debut novel of Cottage at Firefly Lake, however, she continues to hone her skills and perfect her craft with her second book, Summer On Firefly Lake. Mia had seemed like an enigma to me in the first book and I wasn’t sure she was trustworthy. My concerns were for naught as while reading Mia’s story, I feared possible rib fracture from the compressions her issues created in my chest. I relished Mia’s transformation as well as her blossoming non-relationship with her “friend” Nick. The storyline was emotive, and busy and eventful across many characters and households, with a smooth storytelling narrative and polished details that produced sharp visuals while also setting the emotional tone. Ms. Gilroy has mad skills and I am an avid fan, eagerly awaiting book three in this series, which I see listed on Goodreads for a December release. The holidays are already looking up.

reviewing for publication, August digital issue of RT Book Reiews