A review by mldavisreads
The Summer Deal by Jill Shalvis

3.75

Adult contemporary women's fiction.  The interesting thing about this story is that almost has two starring couples, though Brynn and Eli do get more page time.  Brynn is coming home to Wildstone after her ex conned her and snuck off.  She loves her two moms but feels a bit smothered living in her childhood room.  Kinsey is chronically ill, suffering through years of transplant rejection.  Connecting the two women is Eli, who went with both of them to summer camp during their formative years.  Eli had a crush on Brynn and has stayed in touch with Kinsey, his best friend and roommate.  When Eli runs into Brynn at a vending machine, he sees a chance for all of them to reconnect.  He ends up inviting Brynn to move into a recently vacated room at the house he shares with Kinsey and his brother Max.

I enjoy stories of second chance romances and found families, and this story offered both.  I also liked that Kinsey's romance with Deck was featured as well, they had a beautiful if unconventional relationship.  The scenes that took place at the school where both Kinsey and Brynn worked were a nice touch, with various adults being included in the kindergarten sharing circle.  This book is technically part of the Wildstone Series, but seeing as the only connection between the books is the town, it can stand on its own as well.