This was my first read by Kristin Harper and I immediately bought another of her books after finishing! I loved the descriptive setting and watching all of the secrets unfold. All of the sisters seem flawed, messy, and real. Overall it was a great cozy read with a sweet romance being secondary, and the main focus being on the relationships of the sisters both past and present.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I wish I could have read it in one sitting. Fabulous story and the girls await delivery of notes from deceased Nana Rose. I cannot explain more or I will spoil things for the reader. Buy it, devour it with a cuppa and then maybe a glass of wine at the end of a day. Perfect to relax to 10/10

A Letter from Nana Rose by Kristin Harper is a contemporary women’s fiction title that does have a touch of romance blended into the story. This novel tells the story of three sisters that have lost their grandmother and now need to come together to decide what to do with their inheritance.

Jill, Rachel, and Brooke have found memories of their time growing up and that of what they spent with their Nana Rose. When Nana passed she asked that the girls return to Dune Island, Massachusetts to spend time together in her home that they have now inherited before they make the decision of what to do with the home.

As Jill, Rachel, and Brooke are settling in their grandmother’s secluded beach home in Dune Island they are unfortunately just in time for a storm. With a tree falling blocking them in the sisters settle in and begin reading the letters that Nana left for them, a new one arriving every day. With each sister struggling with their own lives they learn secrets of their Nana’s past they never knew existed.

A Letter from Nana Rose by Kristin Harper was a lovely story about family, forgiveness and the strength of all the women involved. I loved getting to know the characters and more about their lives as I waited along with them to hear more of the past that the letters uncovered. The setting was lovely too as I rooted for Jill to convince her sisters to keep the home they all had memories of as I came to adore their grandmother and her home too.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

Another brilliant book by Kristin Harper which I totally loved. Although an emotional read in places it had me gripped from the beginning and I found it incredibly difficult to put down.

Kristin definitely captivated me, and I was there with the sisters, Rachel, Brooke and Jill eagerly awaiting the next letter from their Nana Rose.

A book that kept me reading into the early hours and then I was disappointed when I had finished it.

I would definitely recommend this, and it is a very worth five stars.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for the advanced copy and my review is totally voluntarily

Secrets and family…everyone has something they are not talking about.
Three sisters go to their grandmothers house after she passes away. Nana Rose has requested they stay 2 weeks in the family beach house. Once they arrive, they are told by the lawyer they are to receive a letter a day from their grandmother. What will they come to discover when reading the letters?
Beautifully written novel that will have you laughing as well as crying.
Thanks to NetGalley, Bookouture and author, Kristin Harper, for the opportunity to read this book for my honest opinion. All opinions expressed are my own.

This is different to what I normally read but I'm glad I gave it a try.

It was a romantic and sweet read and was a refreshing read to what I normally read.

The cover is eye catching and appealed to me too.

Highly recommend

I enjoyed reading Kristin Harper’s Aunt Ivy’s Cottage and this one was a pleasure to read as well.

Three sisters inherit their grandmother’s home on the beautiful Dune Island. While their memories of their grandmother and parents, all now deceased, are happy ones, will they be enough for them to decide to keep the home. The story is told from the perspective of Jill although not in the first person. Jill is the one fighting to keep the family home and the memories they share intact. But she really can’t afford to pay off her sisters, both of who are very keen to sell for reasons of their own.

Then the letters that their Nana Rose left for them start to arrive and they’re drawn into her story. Will what they learn about their family history change their decision?

A sweet romance and a lovely story of a bond between sisters of two generations – Nana Rose and her sister and Jill and her sisters. How these bonds help them to rise beyond their own needs and put the needs of their sisters and family first.

Grieving the loss of their beloved Nana Rose, Rachel, Brooke and Jill meet once again at Nana Rose's house on Dune Island, Massachusetts. Filled with happy memories of holidays, and family gatherings, the sisters have to make the momentous decision to either keep, or sell, the estate. It soon becomes obvious that each of the women have different viewpoints and during the ten days they spend at the cottage, Brooke, Rachel and Jill have some big decisions to make which is influenced by the arrival of a series of letters from Nana Rose.

The author takes us right into the heart and soul of the novel and with clever flashbacks we move forwards and backwards through time learning about the sisters, and Nana Rose, in the process. The sisters are a good mix of personalities, sometimes they're frosty towards each other and I smiled at the petty bickering which is so reminiscent of sibling rivalry. The touristy life on Dune Island is brought to life and I enjoyed how the author took us around the place, sampling food from The Clam Shack and delicious sounding almond croissants from the bakery. There's a warm hearted intimacy to the story which makes you feel close to the characters just as if you are settling in, with them, to watch the beauty of the bay and see sunset over Dune Island.

Finding the secrets of the past is the only way to go forwards and in this lovely story, we learn so much more about the sisters as they try to set aside their differences in order to come up with a decision which works for all of them, just as Nana Rose wanted them to do.

Beautifully written with a charming observational style, A Letter from Nana Rose is such a pleasure to read.

I’ll grant you, A Letter from Nana Rose is not normally the type of book I’d gravitate toward. I prefer mysteries, usually of the cozy variety, or a good fantasy, or maybe a gripping thriller. But sister fiction? Romance? Meh. The hint of a long-kept secret to be revealed after Nana Rose’s death, though, was enough of a hook that I thought I’d take a chance on it.

I am so glad I did!

Nana Rose has been a fixture in the lives of Jill and her sisters, Rachel and Brooke, throughout their childhood. Now, though, Nana Rose has passed away, and the sisters are spending one more vacation at Dune Island at her request. She’s left a letter telling them that they’ll receive a letter from her each day of their stay, and she’s indicated that they’ll be learning things about their family that have never before been revealed.

Jill is hoping desperately to convince her sisters to keep Nana Rose’s house. Rachel and Brooke, though, have what they feel are strong cases for selling the property. As the letters come in day by day, and Nana’s story is told in flashbacks, the sisters learn that Nana Rose wasn’t the only one keeping secrets. Nana’s past is revealed, and the sisters learn things about each other, too.

This story, y’all. There were ups and downs as we learned what each sister was trying to keep from the others and how that might impact their decision regarding Nana’s house. There were moments of frustration when the sisters were apparently at an impasse, and it felt like they were each seeing only their own point of view. And when everything comes out into the open, when all the secrets are revealed, then we see the true power of love and family to unite and heal.

This is the first of Harper’s books that I’ve read. I don’t know if she’ll revisit these characters in another book, if we’ll see what happens with Jill and hunky tree surgeon Alex, if the sisters’ children will bring their kids to the house on Dune Island. I liked this story enough that I wouldn’t mind seeing the characters again in a future book.

If you’re a fan of books that are clean and sweet and give you the warm fuzzies, pick up A Letter from Nana Rose.

Her sisters want to sell. Jill wants to keep it. Their grandmother's house is now in their hands. Will the sisters honor their grandmother's wish and read a letter written for them every day over the course of a couple of weeks in order to make a unified decision?

From the outset, each of the sisters, Jill, Brooke and Rachel, have different lives and goals. Jill is the only one that is determined to keep the house. Beyond that major decision, Jill appears more nervous than Brooke and Rachel when the letters begin to reveal a secret that their grandmother held onto for decades. What was this secret and how will impact their lives?

Not only do the sisters have decisions to make while learning about their grandmother's secret, each of their lives is at a crossroads. Will the time they spend together pull them closer to each other or will their already strained relationships become even more fractured?

This was a wonderful and quick read, filled with emotion. In this engaging story from Kristin Harper the setting was warm and it was easy to see how Jill, Rachel and Brooke loved visiting their grandmother while they were younger. This brought me back to mind when we would spend time at my great-grandmother's home in Readville, Massachusetts. Those memories I had gave this story extra meaning for me. I loved the sisters and their drama because it gave the story a strong sense of realness, especially as they were able to allow the power of love to be the final factor.

Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.

Three sisters Rachel, Jill and Brooke loved spending summers at Dune Island, at their Nana Rose’s house. It was always special and memorable times for the family. It was the time in their life that they experienced their happiest and memorable moments. But when Nana Rose passes away she leaves behind a letter. In the letter she requests that the three sisters spend one last summer together at Dune Island. The sisters agree to spend their summer vacation there and everyday a new letter arrives from Nana Rose, revealing a secret that she took to her grave. While at the beach house on Dune Island the sisters must decide if they want to keep the beach house or sell it. When Jill meets Alex her whole perspective of her life and if she should keep the beach house or selling it is turned upside down. Has Jill finally found love and the happiness she has deserved all her life?

Thank you Kristin Harper for such an inspirational story. This story was so well written and I found myself cheering for the sisters. I fell in love with Nana Rose, and the three sisters making me feel like I was part of the family. This is an unputdownable read and needs to be at the top of your must read pile. This wonderful and uplifting story had all the feels and definitely pulled at the heartstrings. I loved this absolute heartwarming must read from beginning to end and every page in between.

EXCERPT: Welcome back to Dune Island! I'm very glad you're here again, so please don't ruin my joy by crying because you've received a posthumous note from me. Especially you, Brooke.

I imagine you're wondering why I included a clause in my will requiring you girls to vacation on Sea Breeze Lane for two weeks while you decide what to do with the estate.

In part it's because it's been three years since you've reunited here and I was concerned you might postpone your trip this summer because you're grieving. (All the more reason to have some sister-time by the sea again!)

I also wanted you to be here while you consider what to do about the house because certain decisions shouldn't be made from afar. They shouldn't be rushed. And neither should certain stories including mine.

That's why I've arranged with my attorney to have a letter delivered almost every day while you're staying in Hope Haven; there will be ten more after this one. (Check the mailbox each morning, as that's where the courier will leave them.) These missives are for your eyes only. Whatever you choose to disclose after you've read them in their entirety is up to you, but please wait until then to divulge anything I've written. I think it's important for you three to absorb this story first.

I'm sure that your parents mentioned bits and pieces about my background, including my parents automobile accident and my sister's untimely death. But they undoubtedly also told you that my generation didn't usually talk as freely about our families' business as so many people do these days. Or maybe your parents warned you that my past was too painful for me to discuss, and they discouraged you from asking me about it, which I appreciated.

But now I need to tell you a story about my past. It's something I've never told anyone else before - a secret, in other words.

I would have taken it with me to the grave if your father hadn't died before I did. But now it seems as important to share it with you girls as it was to keep it from him. For better or for worse, the past is part of your family history and you deserve to know about it.

Or maybe that's just an excuse. As close as I am to death, I'm selfish enough to want to leave with a clean conscience, yet cowardly enough to wait until after I'm gone to reveal my secret.

I'll tell you more in my next letter. For now, please make yourselves at home and go enjoy the beach.

Your loving Nana.

ABOUT 'A LETTER FROM NANA ROSE': Arriving at the honeysuckle-covered beach house inherited from her beloved grandmother, recently heartbroken Jill hopes to convince her two feuding sisters not to sell a place so full of happy childhood memories. But the envelope waiting on the driftwood table changes everything. In her elegant handwriting, Nana Rose promises a new letter will arrive each day of the summer revealing a family secret she took to her grave.

Shaken, Jill anxiously awaits each letter filled with Nana’s bittersweet memories of her own sister who she loved more than anyone—and lost far too young. But why did Nana never speak of this tragic loss to her grandchildren?

Watching the sunset each night and wondering how well they really knew Nana Rose, Jill feels her family is closer than they’ve been in years. And after a chance encounter with blue-eyed tree surgeon Alex, she wonders if Nana believed being back on Dune Island would help Jill find love, too?

But when Nana’s final letter arrives, the revelation about how her sister died is more shocking than Jill ever imagined. Suddenly, despite the chance of happiness with Alex, selling the house seems the only way forward. Will Jill find a way to forge new bonds of sisterhood and save their inheritance, or will Nana Rose’s secret tear them all apart?

MY THOUGHTS: You know those perfect lives that you think most other people live while you battle from day to day? - well, they don't exist. Everyone has trials and tribulations, ups and downs, as Jill is about to find out.

Jill doesn't much enjoy her job, the future of which is now uncertain anyway, and she is envious of her sisters happy marriages and children. She is thirty-nine, lonely and alone. And even though the reason for them getting together is a sad one, Jill is looking forward to them reuniting for some quality sister time. But things just aren't as she expected. Rachel, who runs a successful business with her husband, is penny pinching to the extreme; and Brooke seems more focused on the arrangements for her wedding vow renewal ceremony than on what is happening at Sea Breeze Lane. Jill is missing the customary closeness with her sisters and wonders if she is the only one who really cares . . .

I loved these sisters. I don't have a sister, just a whole mess of brothers, and I always wanted one. These women have reinforced that longing, even with all their bickering.

While I did enjoy A Letter from Nana Rose - I guess Eleven Letters From Nana Rose doesn't have quite the same ring - I would have liked the Nana Rose segments to be told in real time rather than just being related in letters. Her story was a magnificent one, a heartbreaking one, one that I never would have guessed from the outset, and I don't feel that it was fully explored or done justice.

Kristin Harper has created wonderful characters. The sisters felt very real to me, as did Alex the arborist who comes to rescue the women when they are trapped following a storm. He is a character from their pasts, but it takes the sisters some time to realise this.

I enjoyed A Letter from Nana Rose, but didn't love it. It didn't tug at my heartstrings or wreak havoc with my emotions, which is what I expected it to do.

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THE AUTHOR: Kristin Harper is a full-time author of romance novels and women's fiction, including Summer at Hope Haven. She lives in Massachusetts and considers beach walking to be an essential part of her creative process.

DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Bookouture via Netgalley for providing a digital ARC of A Letter from Nana Rose by Kristin Harper for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions.

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Three sisters, two decisions and a summer to decide their family’s fate. Upon Nana Rose’s death, her will brought her granddaughters together to honor the past and build a brighter future.

It was an annual tradition for the girls to gather at Rose’s house to celebrate sisterhood and the summer. Now that Rose is gone, tough decisions have to be made. Will they be able to save their family’s cottage or will their past be swept away?

Losing their parents at a young age, Nana Rose provided stability for the girls. Those blissful summer days created memories and cemented their friendship.

Unknowingly, they are all facing challenges that they are keeping from each other. As Nana’s letters arrive revealing her secret, they are weathering their own storms. Upon reading the last letter, they have a tough decision to make. Selling the cottage would provide security but at the risk of tearing them apart.

Kristin Harper pens compelling protagonists. As readers delve into their stories, more layers are revealed. Without giving anything away, there was a sister I rooted for but all had just reasons for their feelings.

Thank you to Bookouture for including me in Harper’s blog tour. I read the story while traveling with my mom and their relationship is reminiscence of ours. Although we fight, at the end of the day, our bond is stronger than any strife. First time readers as well as Harper fans, settle in for a story that will reexamine the past while reminding us of what’s important in life.

Aunt Ivy's Cottage by the same author captivated me and so I was super excited when I got this ARC.

Plot:- Jill, Brooke and Rachel had grown up in Dune Island since they were children with their grandmother, whom they fondly call as Nana. When Nana dies, they receive a set of letters where Nana talks to the girls about her marriage. And while reading the letter, Nana tells them a secret.

Writing:- This is a heartwarming and emotional tale of sisters. More like a family sort of drama between the three sisters. I like how each of these sisters are going through a phase and then reunite together, working together and I really like the bond between the three sisters. My favorite part in the book is the letters written by Nana and I was immersed into the story. The writing was good and the author did a good job drawing the reader into the story.

Characters:- I like all the characters, except for Robert in the book.

Overall:- A heartwarming and emotional tale of sisters that will keep you hooked into the book. Worth four stars!

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

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When their beloved nana Rose dies Jill and her two sisters return to her beach house on Dune Island. The house has left the house to them equally but she has asked that they spend two weeks there together before making any decisions on what to do with the property.
Although her older sisters want to sell Jill desperately wants to keep the house that has so many happy memories. Then the first letter arrives from Nana Rose telling them details of her life that they never knew. With new letters arriving every day the girls feel closer than they have in years. Why did they not know Nana had a sister and what happened to her. A tale of love and loss that will keep you reading.
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Wow, I couldn't put this down. 3 sisters united by grief for their Nana, take a last 2-week holiday at their Nana's request. No spoilers here. I’ve been in tears most of the way through. Beautifully written novel.

Jill and her sisters, Rachel and Brooke, always spent two weeks at their grandmother's house near the ocean. It has been three years and Nana Rose has passed away and left the cottage to them. She wants then to spend one more summer and she has a letter delivered to them each day telling them her story. Then they had to decide unanimously if they are going to keep it or sell.

The setting sounded gorgeous. I can imagine the beautiful sunsets, the dunes and the ocean. The town was a quaint little touristy spot. I liked Jill. She had a real sense of family and their traditions. I didn't care much for Rachel and Brooke. They seemed a little self centered and more interested in the money they would get if they sold.

It was an easy read and I enjoyed the story. I felt the writing lacked something, maybe a bit more depth but I did enjoy it.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Bookouture for providing me with this copy of the story.

Three sisters come together at the family vacation house to grieve and settle their grandmother's estate. Hard decisions need to be made and secrets revealed as the sisters read letters left by Nana. But Nana Rose is not the only one with secrets. Heartfelt read. Recommended.

Three sisters lose their grandmother, but when she passes she leaves them the vacation home that shaped their childhood. Each in different ways, these three sisters found solace in this home. Their grandmother charges them to spend two weeks together and to come to an unanimous decision on the future of the home. While a plot line that sounds familiar and I may have read more than one set of siblings that inherit a home, they never get old!

Without completely switching between each sister's points of view, this book does allow each sister to give their side of the story and share the personal struggles they are battling while also trying to decide what to do with this beautiful home in a remote vacation location. I think the author balanced what each sister was dealing with with ease and nothing felt over the top. I loved the journey that each sister had individually, but also how they had together with each other.

I have read all of Kristin Harper's books up to this point and I have loved each of them, so I have high hopes that she has many more to come!

Three sisters back in their grandma's summer home on Dune island; set to receive a letter from their gran every day; a secret revealed.

The themes in A Letter from Nana Rose are wonderful, making this a rather cozy read that you swoosh through in a single sitting. There is a lot of sisterly love (and bickering), there is an island home full of beautiful memories, there is heartbreak, there are secrets, bigger and smaller ones, and just that dash of romance. Moreover the setting of the book was written so well that I could imagine myself there in Nana Rose's house and on Dune Island with the sisters without hesitation.

And yet, I kept confusing Brooke and Rachel, and didn't care for either of them all that much. While I loved Nana Rose's voice and story I just, didn't quite get the supposedly expected emotional response to her secret history. I am not sure I like the way the final 15-20 % of the book felt rushed with lots of things coming out and yet all magically resolved. While many seem to really love this book, for me it was just an okay read.