Mackinac Cottages Books in Order

Three generations of women spend a summer at their family's Mackinac-area cottage while considering work, retirement, and new beginnings. A concealed truth threatens to change the respite into a reckoning for everyone they love.

With nowhere else to go, Rachel settles in her late grandmother's Mackinac Island cottage and reluctantly takes work with a childhood adversary. Nearby families face revelations of their own as old secrets begin reshaping the summer.

When summer custody plans disrupt Alyssa's hopes for independence, she takes a nanny position with a widowed programmer on Mackinac Island. Unexpected family connections and a social worker's hidden links complicate their attempts to move forward.

Widowed librarian Paula returns to her family's Mackinac Island cottage and reconnects with a chef also grieving a spouse. Gardening draws them together, but revelations involving their children and extended families test the healing friendship they have begun.