A funeral. 

Four clues. 

An adventure they never saw coming.

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As children, the four Baker cousins were inseparable, each sweltering Georgia summer spent playing at Gram and Gramp’s lake house, immersed in an endless world of fun and make-believe.

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Now adults, Gram’s death brings them together for the first time in two years. Each of the cousins (struggling mom, Emeline; withdrawn, Wyatt; hotheaded, Geoff; globetrotting, Belinda) are eager to pay their respects and return to their own lives and problems.

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But when the bizarre items left to them in Gram’s will emerge as clues to a deep-rooted family secret, the cousins must put their differences aside and embark on one last adventure together: a road trip to Daytona Beach, where their grandmother’s complicated past is unraveled, one clue at a time. But can they right their grandmother’s wrongs before their own secrets tear them apart?

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A beach read with a punch, A Darling Lovebug Summer is a heartwarming and suspenseful tale of love, friendship, and the decisions we make to protect those we care about.

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"...a tapestry of summer drama that will have you yearning for more."

- Tammy Ruggles for Reader Views