Every summer, Ruthie gives up her home to vacationers. It's the only she and her ex-husband (who inherited the home) can afford to keep it the rest of the year. They don't want to move entirely because their daughter is in high school, but the situation is far from ideal. This summer it's even worse. The renter is the elegant widow of Ruthie's former boss. For reasons not quite explained, Adeline's attractive 23 year old stepson is tagging along. Almost instantly Adeline is dating Ruthie's ex and the stepson is far too flirtatious with teenage Jem. And it doesn't stop there for Ruthie as some members of the board for the museum she's director of are actively working to get rid of her.
The High Season is well-written with a plot that immediately sucks the reader in, but it comes a bit off track with the additional perspective of Doe (who works at the museum and also becomes involved with Adeline's stepson). Doe's perspective almost becomes important, but then Judy Blundell inserts a last minute save for Ruthie. Although an entertaining book, The High Season had the potential to be a fantastic scandalous romp with a huge scam being pulled; unfortunately, Blundell chose to neatly wrap it up instead.
4/5
Review copy provided by the publisher, Random House.
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