I think I could just copy/paste my reviews for every Hilderbrand book, they are all very much the same to me - and still very enjoyable. Her fallible characters are people you'd love to know and be friends with, the island of Nantucket is another prominent and fully realized character, and she tells her stories with great humor and heart. This one ended on a BIG cliffhanger, and I'm looking forward to next Christmas' fluffy read about the Quinn family.