The Summer of You and Me by Denise Hunter
This romance novel also has an element of mystery to it. It's been five years since Maggie's husband Ethan died in an IED explosion. She still mourns him, but is ready to move forward along with her young daughter Zoey. She and Ethan lived a couple hours away from the town they grew up in, and with Ethan's parents on a European vacation, she and Zoey plan to spend the summer at their home. Maggie was friends with Ethan's sister before she and Ethan became involved and his younger brother Josh, now captain and owner of a tour boat, has been extremely supportive. Josh has always had feelings for Maggie and he is hoping that this might be the time to reveal them and see if she also has feelings. But on her first evening in town she spots a man who looks like Ethan's double and soon she and Josh and trying all avenues of investigation to see who he might be.
The situation might be awkward, but the feelings seem real, and Maggie has grown up in a dysfunctional home that she is still trying to overcome. She wants Zoey's life to be happier than her own childhood, and being with Ethan's family is a big part of the ongoing relationship.
A romance novel with a few unexpected plotlines gives this novel more depth. The main characters had enough complexity to feel real, particularly Josh.
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