About the Book Includes The Blue Book with recommended island itineraries. Book Synopsis The queen of beach reads ( New York Magazine ) and #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers an immensely satisfying page-turner in this tale about a summer of scandal at a storied Nantucket hotel. Fresh off a bad breakup with a longtime boyfriend, Nantucket sweetheart Lizbet Keaton is desperately seeking a second act. When shes named the new general manager of the Hotel Nantucket, a once Gilded Age gem turned abandoned eyesore, she hopes that her local expertise and charismatic staff can win the favor of their new London billionaire owner, Xavier Darling, as well as that of Shelly Carpenter, the wildly popular Instagram tastemaker who can help put them back on the map. And while the Hotel Nantucket appears to be a blissful paradise, complete with a celebrity chef-run restaurant and an idyllic wellness center, theres a lot of drama behind closed doors. The staff (and guests) have complicated pasts, and the hotel cant seem to overcome the bad reputation it earned in 1922 when a tragic fire killed nineteen-year-old chambermaid Grace Hadley. With Grace gleefully haunting the halls, a staff harboring all kinds of secrets, and Lizbets own romantic uncertainty, is the Hotel Nantucket destined for success or doom? Filled with the emotional depth and multiple points of view that characterize Hilderbrands novels ( The Blue Bistro, Golden Girl ) as well as an added dash of Roaring Twenties history, The Hotel Nantucket offers something for everyone in this compelling summer drama. Review Quotes Hilderbrand steers this tightly written novel with ease and skill. . . . Less a story about a secretive affair and more a tale of sweet nostalgia and fate, this title will be popular with a wide audience.-- Library Journal In her 25th novel, Hilderbrand gets everything right and leaves her ardent fans hungry for No. 26. Hilderbrand sets the gold standard in escapist fiction.-- Kirkus Reviews Summer on Hilderbrands Nantucket is never dull. This time she focuses on former lovers who now lead separate lives but share an island idyll once a year. Captivating and bittersweet.-- People This sweeping love story is Hilderbrands best ever. . . Her stories are relatable in an aspirational way, but her attention to detail is what makes her characters feel like living, breathing people you want to know. They would never skimp on citronella candles; they would save the least creaky rocking chair for you.-- Elisabeth Egan , New York Times Book Review One of Elins best books ever...Packed with great surprises, fabulous writing, and an army of wonderful characters, The Hotel Nantucket will keep you pinned to your beach chair until the very last page.-- Brad Thor, TODAY The Hotel Nantucket has lots to love: great food, juicy gossip, secrets and scandals, and that special something that Hilderbrand delivers novel after novel.-- Sarah Gelman, Business Insider Hilderbrand is the absolute queen of the beach reads, and her latest offering is dishy and fun, as a classic Nantucket hotel attempts to reinvent itself with a new billionaire owner. It might look glamorous on the outside, but behind closed doors, there is plenty of dysfunction among the staff, drama on the guest side, and a bad reputation the place cant shake from a tragic fire in 1922.-- Mackenzie Dawson, New York Post Hilderbrand, who has perfected the romantic beach read, returns with a summer scandal at a Nantucket hotel, where fresh off a bad breakup, general manager Lizbet Keaton struggles to revive the storied but struggling business-and to write her own second act.-- Barbara VanDenburgh, USA Today I like Elin Hilderbrand. You should, too. Her latest is The Hotel Nantucket (Little Brown, $29), and like Stephen King, she brings knowing confidence to an abused genre.-- Christopher Borrelli, The Chicago Tribune It doesnt feel like summer unless I read an Elin Hilderbrand book, which Ive done every year for almost a decade....Theyre full of secrets and romantic drama and beaches. Ive read my fair share of novels involving magic and dragons, but fancy New England island living often feels more fantastical to me than anything from George R.R. Martin. -- Gilbert Cruz, The New York Times Stylish, witty and guaranteed to make you feel like a local.-- People Magazine Bring on the fresh-baked gougres and the hydrangea-blue cashmere throws: A classic fictional setting--the grand hotel--gets the Hilderbrand treatment. The beloved beach novelists 28th book is another tour de force...Honestly, who needs Nantucket. It could hardly be more fun than this book. -- Kirkus Reviews Its almost summer, which means Hilderbrands legions of fans will be anxious for her latest. . . . This is classic Hilderbrand. . . . hopefully, she has many more Nantucket tales in store.-- Booklist (on GOLDEN GIRL) Its not officially summer until Elin Hilderbrand drops her annual page-turner. In this one, novelist Vivi dies in a hit-and-run and ascends to the Beyond, where she learns she has three nudges to influence events on earth. In this touching, scenic story, we learn what it is to let go and let life go on.-- Good Housekeeping (on GOLDEN GIRL) PRAISE FOR 28 SUMMERS: About the Author Elin Hilderbrand is the proud mother of three, a dedicated Peloton rider, an aspiring book influencer, and an enthusiastic at-home cook (follow her on Instagram @elinhilderbrand to watch her Cringe Cooking Show). She is also a grateful eight-year breast cancer survivor. THE HOTEL NANTUCKET is her 28th novel.