Lorna Seilstad continues with her wonderful Lake Manawa series with the addition of The Ride of Her Life. A lovely summer read, Seilstad brings you into the lakeside setting of a fun resort town in 1906 Iowa. Beautiful breezes off the lake, interesting characters populating the resort, a roller-coaster-designer hero (now that’s unique), and difficult family dynamics all combine to make one fascinating story.

Lilly, a widower, is working hard as a cook to provide for the most important guy in her life: her six year old son. Her in-laws are not pleased with her living arrangements and have the financial power and necessary contacts to make her life miserable until she bends to their wishes. But she doesn’t bend easily.

Throw in a handsome protector that she has not asked for, a typically mischievous little boy,  a new kitchen helper who wreaks havoc with every meal,  and a suffrage fighter girlfriend and you’ll keep those pages turning.

For the perfect background, pack this book away in your beach bag and pull it out at the edge of the shore.

Guaranteed good read.