A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand

★★★☆☆

Claire Danner Crispin, mother of four young children and nationally renowned glassblower, bites off more than she can chew when she agrees to co-chair the Nantucket's Children Summer Gala. Claire is asked to chair the benefit, in part, because she is the former high school sweetheart of rock star Max West. Max agrees to play the gala and it looks like smooth sailing for Claire-until she promises a "museum-quality" piece of glass for the auction, offers her best friend the catering job, goes nose-to-nose with her Manhattan socialite co-chair, and begins a "good-hearted" affair with the charity's Executive Director, Lockhart Dixon.

Hearts break and emotions are pushed to the limit in this riveting story of one woman's attempt to deal with loves past and present, family, business, and high-powered social pressures. Elin Hilderbrand's unique understanding of the joys and longings that animate women's lives will make this her newest summer bestseller.

I was a little disappointed in A Summer Affair.  On one hand, the characters were realistic and it was a well written book... but this book really was about the affair that this mom of 4 is having.  It's about the lies, secrecy, and guilt that goes along with having an affair, and quite frankly, I did not like even reading about it!  I just had kind of a sick feeling for this lady.  I did like some of the (non-affair having!) characters, but overall I was ready to be done with the storyline.