Songs of Summer by Jane L. Rosen

SONGS OF SUMMER by Jane L. Rosen is the third novel in her On Fire Island trilogy. These intertwined stories offer a marvelous escape to a beautiful summer setting populated with kind and caring people. This time, there’s the wedding for ferryboat Captain Jake and newly full-time island resident Renee which is “crashed” by Maggie May Miller, a young woman trying to get to know her birth mother. Maggie poses as girlfriend for Matt whose Mom is the bride. There are secrets and deception as well as efforts to deal with the consequences of long-ago actions. One of the best parts is all the “love” Rosen shares for music – Maggie May has her own record store and Matt writes for The Rolling Stone. Each chapter references a song like 500 Miles, What’s Going On? (Marvin Gaye), (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay, or Should I Stay or Should I Go? and Rosen must have had such fun choosing them (she even created a Spotify list).