The Summerhouse

Have you ever wanted to rewrite your past?

Three best friends, all with the same birthday, are about to turn forty. Celebrating at a summerhouse in Maine, Leslie Headrick, Madison Appleby, and Ellie Abbott are taking stock of their lives and loves, their wishes and choices. But none of them expect the gift that awaits them at the summerhouse: the chance for each of them to turn their "what-might-have-beens" into reality...

Leslie, a suburban wife and mother, follows the career of a boy who pursued her in college wonders: what if she had chosen differently? Madison dropped a modeling career to help her high school boyfriend recover from an accident, even though he'd jilted her. But what if she had said "no" when her old boyfriend had called? Ellie became a famous novelist, but a bitter divorce wiped out her earnings — and shattered her belief in herself. Why had the "justice" system failed her? And could she prevent its happening the second time around?

Now, a mysterious "Madame Zoya," offers each of them a chance to relive any three weeks from the past. Will the road not taken prove a better path? Each woman will have to decide for herself as she follows the dream that got away...and each must choose the life that will truly satisfy the heart's deepest longings.

Twenty years since their first meeting in New York, Leslie, Madison, and Ellie have remained close friends. Gathering at a quiet Maine summerhouse for a shared 40th birthday celebration, the women take stock of their lives. None of them expect the gift that awaits them from Madame Zoya: the chance to turn their "what-might-have-beens" into reality.

Jude Deveraux's New York Times bestsellers include Temptation, High Tide, The Blessing, An Angel for Emily, Legend, and A Knight in Shining Armor. There are more than thirty million copies of her books in print.