This is a really lovely summer romance, with an absolutely beautiful book cover. I loved reading this book!

The story is about a woman called Sam and a man called Ian, who meet when Ian is visiting America for his sister's wedding. Ian has two children, and Sam gets attached to them while they help her with her dogs.

The setting of the book is stunning, with a beautiful lake and gorgeous nature all around. I loved the setting, the characters, and the story. It was just a perfect book, which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Highly recommended!

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book.

This was a brilliant read and is being featured on my blog for my quick star reviews feature, which I have created on my blog so I can catch up with all the books I have read and therefore review.
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A novel full of secrets which are slowly uncovered and shape the trajectory of the storyline. The book is well written and well thought out. The reader gets drawn in both the characters’ lives and gets to enjoy the descriptive scenes of the beautiful surrounding area.

Summer At Lake Haven
by RaeAnne Thayne

A lovely story very warm and welcoming characters.

All the main characters have a secret of some kind and It flows beautifully whilst keeping your interest to the end.

A warm feel good book worth reading.

This is the first of RaeAnne's books that I have read, and i have already started looked for other books by this incredible author!.

A beautifully written, wonderful story that captures your attention and your heart from the beginning.

Full of loveable characters, and set in a beautiful place that the author brings to life in your mind vividly, it was impossible to not fall in love with this gorgeous story!.

I really enjoyed this book! I always hear such great things about RaeAnne's writing and I now understand why she's as popular as she is. A wonderful, cosy story that grabbed me from the start. Very easy to read, wonderful characters and a vivid story in my mind. Would definitely recommend!

A very charming read, sweet, engaging, great characters, and a wonderful story that flowed wonderfully and kept me interested until the very end.

A really lovely read.

Loved this entertaining book. Loved the writing. Loved the characters. Loved the story. Loved everything about it.

Thanks to NetGalley and to the publisher for allowing me to read a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

As a great fan of series books I was very happy to review this book on behalf of Netgalley.

Samantha Freemont is slowly recovering after the death of her mother, taking over the fashion boutique ran by her mother alongside designing wedding dresses. Along the way she adopted a dog, who she soon finds out is having puppies, So not only does she have the shop and the wedding dresses she has four dogs to look after as well.

Ian Summerfield is over in Lake Haven for the Summer for his sisters wedding, with his adorable two children who are recovering from the loss of their mother. Ian takes the house next to Samantha although their first meeting is not the most auspicious when he discovers the dock he thought came with his house actually belongs to Samanthas house.

Samantha asks the children to help look after the puppies during the day while she is at work but Ian keeps being drawn to Samantha but he is only there for the holidays, how can this work!!!

This was a lovely book and I liked the way that nothing seemed jagged or out of place. I really didn't want this book to read, I was totally enchanted and cant wait to find out more about the residents of Lake Haven.. Definitely a heart lifting read for anyone struggling in the current climate.

Netgalley provided me with a copy of this book in return for an honest review

I absolutely love RaeAnne’s books and was so excited to be offered the chance to read this one. It toally did not disappoint. I would highly recommend not just the book, but the whole series. Read and be captivated!

Did realise this was such a huge series when I requested. Need to track down the rest before I can start on this.

This book grips you from the start. Highly recommended. The characters are engaging from the start and you get drawn in to their lives. Not too mushy either as don't like that in books. It's a good story line, engaging characters and adorable children. All have suffered loses and come through ok. Don't want to say too much as you need to read it.

A lovely story of how love conquers all. A family over from England for his sisters wedding, not only falls in love with the surrounding area but with his neighbour. They both have hidden issues but his children and her dog’s puppies have a way of getting them both to met up and open up. Two very lonely, unloved people who find each other

It's no secret that I am completely and utterly obsessed/in love with RaeAnne Thayne's books, so I only have good things to say about Summer at Lake Haven.

Sam was such a gorgeous character to read about - she hasn't had an easy upbringing, but that doesn't stop her from being the most wonderful, charming woman you'll ever meet. Her days are mostly spent designing wedding dresses and working her late mother's boutique shop as the new owner, therefore, not having much time for anything else, including love. She is surrounding by the most lovely group of friends who it's clear to see, absolutely adore her and I can't wait to read their stories as well, as I couldn't get enough. Of course, life was already becoming quite hectic, so why not move a devilishly handsome Oxford Professor in next door to her? Sam was, as clear as day, attracted to Ian from the very first moment she laid eyes on him, vice versa for him too. The connection between them was undeniable and you could tell it was most definitely not just going to be a Summer romance. I adored the chemistry Sam also had with Ian's children, Amelia and Thomas as well. They were just absolutely meant to meet.

However, there was one major obstruction in between their lives to overcome and it was turning out to be an even bigger challenge than the two imagined, leaving them with little to no doubt about their blossoming relationship ever becoming more. This was a gorgeous, romantic read with everything you could possibly ask for and want. Get ready to fall in love with the characters of Haven Point!

A sweet romance which allowed me to escape to another world where everything gave me that glowing feeling. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me review this book.

The summer of lake heaven
June 23 2020
Romance
Friends two lovers
Samantha Fremont lived by a doc in lake haven. Her mother died six months ago and left her the house and business along with a puppy she bought well thought she bought was a puppy it was having puppies three of them in end Samatha bought them up they going two good homes and she still the dog. Samantha design wedding dressers and the only time she happy is when she in the shop designing wedding dressers and a load of fabric and pins by the side of her. Her friend josh and Gemma was getting married and she was designing a wedding dress for Gemma. Her and josh had been friends for years and they dated a few times when they were young she knew josh was going two be good for her. Little did she new that her brother was living next door Ian summer hill for a couple of weeks while Gemma was getting married he came for a summer break. When she when home that night after a long day at work she finally sat down with her work and look out the window and saw a young girl screaming and a boy in the water she rang two the boy in her yoga pants got him out of the water wrap her jumper round him. The young girl said they were looking for fish and they saw one and he fell in.
The nanny came out screaming after them she wondered where they disappeared two and Samatha explained what happened two the. Then this tall man came introduced himself as Ian summer hill he tall handsome fellow. Samantha explained what happened the children when inside and they talked for a bit he explained he down her studying salmon and after his wife died he fought it was about time the children had a hoilidays and his sister getting married. Samatha said she was designing his sister wedding dress for her he was pleased. Ian asked if he could use the doc and her boat for his salmon research she thought about it for a while her mother would say no but she excepted and said it ok he thanked and they went inside.she spent that night thinking about the children and Ian sommerhill and couldn’t sleep much. Next day in work Gemma was there for the fitting of the wedding dress and Samatha explained that she met her brother last night and they talked about what happened on the doc she got on great with Gemma was a caring person and kind a lovely friend two have.
It was Sunday and Samantha was working had on the sewing and a knock on the door and it was the children from next door they had the puppies with them she could not believe the puppies had escape from their mother in the pen and escape two next door she thank the children and they played with them for abit the joy in their faces when they were playing with them. When they left Samatha when round two Ian and asked if the children could mind the puppies while she was at work and just feed them and play with them Ian fought it was great idea that it would take they mind if things.
The next day the children and Ian cane round and she explained two them what two do and showed them where things were she gave them her spare key and Ian her phone number in case on emergency.
She thank them. That night she takes two Ian by the doc for ages about why he looked after his wife when she had cancer and how she left him for another mum and when she was dying she came back two be with the children there was no love or anything she explained why how her mother died and how her father died and how she started the business and now it’s left for her and Ian felt for her how it happened and they kissed Allot they decided two be friend for now and when inside. At the end of the week Samatha took some cookies round for the kids and their money that she owed them she had not Sean Ian in a week he been avoided her and so she took the cookies round and he thank her and asked her two go hiking and a picnic on sunday she agreed she haven’t been two the waterfalls in ages it was a great day out for the children.
The hiking trip was great the children really in-house them self on the day they talked about nature wildlife the falls she talked two Ian allot and the picnic was lovely and when they went back two her house the children played with the puppies for some time and Ian mother and father turned up early for the wedding he didn’t know so he introduce them two Samatha had they had a great time.
The next day Ian mum came two the shop with her dressers and two sea Gemma wedding dressers that she made Ian mum fought how lovely it was the dress and was so impressed she invited Samatha round for tea at Gemma. So that night Ian picked her up took her two Gemma with the children and they eat and drank most of the night his family was so lovely and at the end of the night they kissed again .
It was the bridal shower and her friend Katrina was going and told her she was having a baby and wanted her two be god parents and he excepted the offer and was promised not two tel anyway and she told her about Ian and how she felt and wanted two be part of that life. And found out he was a lord of a mannor as well.
The wedding was great Gemma looked so beautiful in the wedding dress everybody praised her and she was glowing with prided she cried at the wedding holding Ian hand and her mother asked her that if she could take a photo of the dress and send it two a few people in England who are designers them self Ian mum said you going places she was full of prided. That night she danced with Ian children had good food and drink and it was a lovely time told Ian she loved him and he asked her two moved two England with him she excepted and in time she moved two England and now planning her own wedding dress and was getting married she love her life with him . I gave this book five stars I loved it a page turnover the science was great the plot was great the writing and characters of the book were easy two follow a great summer read.

This is the first book in the Haven Point series that I have read, and although I probably didn't get to know all the other characters as much as I would have by reading them first, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and do not feel that anything was missing.
Lovely Summer read, that was very easy to get lost in.
Absolutely loved it!

A lovely feelgood romance.

It's the story of Sam who lives in Lake Haven and she is designing Gemma's wedding dress.

Ian, who is Gemma's brother rents the house next door to do research on Salmon in the area as well as attending his sister's wedding along with his two children.

A lovely story of a second chance for Ian and a life for Sam after her mother's death.

I’ve not read a contemporary romance for a while, but this one had such a sweet premise I couldn’t resist. In Summer at Lake Haven we meet Sam, a local wedding gown designer/boutique owner. She lives alone on the shores of Lake Haven, her mother having passed away 6 or so months ago. Enter Ian, distracted Oxford professor, combining research trip with family trip, and visiting for the summer with his two young kids.
On the face of it this book has all the cliches that turn me off modern romance, but they are done well and adds to the story rather than making it feel formulaic. I don’t know if reading the previous books in the story would have added to my enjoyment of it, but I certainly found myself thinking that I wanted to read the stories of the other couples who feature too, so that’s what I will be doing next.
If you love sweet, minimally complicated romance, this is for you. Beautifully written, making you feel like you are on the shores of Lake Haven yourself, which is a rather nice escape when you are stuck in lockdown.

A most enjoyable story of love, romance and friendship, set in fabulous surroundings. A good, clean, tale featuring adorable children and dogs, their family and good friends. All the characters were kind and loving and the weaving in of the romance delightful.