‘Summer That Changed Everything’ author Novak to appear June 8

Author Brenda Novak will sign copies of her newest release, “The Summer That Changed Everything,” from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Sunday, June 8, at Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach. 

Lucy Sinclair returns to prove her father's innocence, but there's no telling what she'll find. It’s been 15 years since since she sat in a courtroom and watched her father sentenced to life in prison. He murdered three victims - all people she knew - which ruined her life at age 17. But now she's back in Virginia to talk to him, wondering if there's more to the story of what happened that fateful night.

An old flame, Ford Wagner, makes his own return to North Hampton Beach, fleeing a marriage that seems destined for divorce. He's wary of Lucy and her digging into the past, but the more time they spend together, the closer they get and the more he finds himself reconsidering the truth behind the death of their mutual friend that summer. Problem is, there are plenty of those in the small coastal town who would prefer things stay quiet.