Summer at the Lakehouse Café: A heartwarming New Zealand romance about family, secrets, and second chances

Lizzi Burnett has poured her heart into The Lakehouse Café, turning it into a sanctuary by the water for herself and her six-year-old daughter, Aimee. But when her abusive ex-husband threatens to force a sale unless she can buy him out, the future she’s fought so hard to build begins to crumble.

Pete Marshall has left behind a life of loss to begin again in New Zealand’s Mackenzie country. Drawn to Lizzi’s strength—and the vulnerability she tries to hide—he longs to prove that she doesn’t have to carry her burdens alone.

But Lizzi has learned the hard way that letting someone close means giving them the power to break you. With the café’s future at stake and Aimee’s security on the line, Lizzi faces a choice: guard her heart at all costs, or open herself to the possibility that not all love ends in heartbreak.

A heartfelt story of resilience, second chances, and the courage it takes to believe in love again—set against the sweeping beauty of New Zealand’s Mackenzie country.

~The Mackenzies series: heartwarming women’s fiction with clean romance, unforgettable characters, and the beauty of New Zealand at its heart~

—The Mackenzies—

A Place Called Home

Secrets at Parata Bay

Escape to Shelter Springs

What you See in the Stars

Second Chance at Whisper Creek

Summer at the Lakehouse Café

—Lantern Bay—

Yours to Give

Yours to Treasure

Yours to Cherish

Yours to Keep

Yours Forever

Yours to Love

—MacLeod's Cove—

A Second Spring at MacLeod's Cove (prequel to series)

Sanctuary at MacLeod's Cove

The Café at MacLeod's Cove

Second Chapter at MacLeod's Cove