There's something mysterious about Grace-Mae's arrival in Cook's Cove. She wasn't expected to arrive so early and without her mother, and there's a strange reporter who's been roaming around town asking questions about her, too. But Violet, Grace-Mae's cousin, doesn't have time to unravel the mystery. She's got final exams, her sister's wedding, and a garden party to prepare for. And her first boyfriend. This is sure to be a summer she'll never forget.

The Ides of March notwithstanding, a cosy, absorbing read seems about right for this season of not-quite-spring and the dregs of winter. Mary Sheppard's Three for a Wedding (Penguin, 254 pages, $14, ages 12+) is a perfect choice for girls who want to lose themselves in a comfortable, engaging world and a family saga that's piquant and nicely sprawling.
—Deirdre Baker, The Toronto Star

The novel unfolds over one super-eventful summer and brims with characters, brazen and subtle, often vivid, and it's a story that kindles with seductive charm. Jane Austen is evoked: a small, rural community, spice of scandal, dastardly deeds, villains quickly dispatched, misunderstandings, familial love. There are stuck up and wealthy romantic types who graciously woo the proud but ever so slightly down-at-heel heroine, despite her awkward efforts to spurn such exciting interest. And topping off everything: a big, splashy wedding.
—Lisa Moore, Globe and Mail