Be My Love

For as long as she can remember, Maisie has spent her summers at her grandparents' home on Kingfisher Island. She and her beloved cousin Una run wild—inventing elaborate games and treasure hunts—and Maisie feels the warm embrace of her big, extended family, even if she isn't a true islander. And this summer Maisie needs that escape more than ever. Her parents' home is full of painful silence, and as bad as Maisie feels leaving her mother behind to deal with her father's profound depression, she can't wait to get back to the island and to see her best friend.But now everything on Kingfisher has changed: Una has returned from her mainland high school a sophisticated young woman too mature for childish games, and even worse, she has an all-consuming infatuation with David Meyer, both an old friend and an older man. Soon Maisie finds herself playing second fiddle—jealous of Una and David's closeness, and unsure of what those feelings mean.When...