A summer to remember

Frankie owns a memorabilia shop on Hollywood Boulevard, enchanting tourists into buying that one, perfect memory in the form of a movie prop or costume piece. She's been grieving the unexpected death of her mother, the founder of the shop, when she comes across an old envelope. Inside are two sealed letters and a photograph, which indicate the letters are from long-dead Hollywood starlet Glory Cartwright and addressed to Glory's husband and son. Frankie is shocked to find that the photograph is of her mother, along with Cartwright's equally famous husband, Mitch Beckett. Determined to find out more about her mother's connection to these two Hollywood royals, Frankie sets off for Cape Cod to finally deliver these letters and uncover her mother's secrets. Interspersed with Frankie's story are glimpses into the life of Glory and Mitch and their friends and family, slowly evolving the mystery at the heart of this beachy read. Fans of classic Hollywood will love the E! True Hollywood Story feel of this fun, fast-paced summer read.

Thirty-year-old Frankie Simon loves the movie memorabilia shop on Hollywood Boulevard she opened with her late mother; now it's her only connection to family. Then she receives a picture of her mother with a famed movie star at a long-ago film festival on the East Coast, which sends her straight to Cape Cod. With a 100,000-copy first printing.