Summer by the River

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"Making a new start in a new part of the country is particularly challenging for a single mom. Fate and good fortune lead 27-year-old Josie Waterhill to Galena, Illinois where she and her six-year-old daughter, Zoe, move into a historic mansion that operates as a tea house. When 34-year-old journalist Carter O'Brien comes to stay at the mansion while researching his next story, Josie isn't sure what to think of this charming stranger. Especially because he comes with a 110-pound stray rescue dog. Carter's curiosity about Josie deepens and he inadvertently stirs up trouble. Ready or not, Josie has to let go of her painful past so she can create a glorious future"-- Provided by publisher