The Sweetheart Deal

"All the ingredients for a great story: love, loss, secrets, betrayal, and the chance to love again."—Redbook

"THE SWEETHEART DEAL hits all of my favorite topics: loss, pain, friendship, betrayal-but ultimately love. It's the most romantic story I've read in years."
--Elin Hilderbrand, author of Beautiful Day and The Matchmaker

"Heartfelt and wise, Polly Dugan's THE SWEETHEART DEAL reminds us that every difficult ending can lead to a beautiful new beginning."
--Sarah Jio, author of The Violets of March and Goodnight June

"THE SWEETHEART DEAL, a beautifully-written debut, proves that the best love stories are the unconventional ones. Fans of Good Grief and PS, I Love You will adore this novel, which is brimming with heart and hope and perfectly balanced by the bittersweet."
--Sarah Pekkanen, author of The Opposite of Me

"A poignant exploration of a family not just recovering from loss, but growing stronger in its wake. Polly Dugan's debut novel moved me to tears and challenged my assumptions as it explored what any of us would do when offered a second chance at love."
--Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, author of Bittersweet

"A sensitive portrayal of friendship, family, and loss."
--Mary Ellen Quinn,Booklist

"Intimately explores how grief can affect a family."—Library Journal

"There is tender romance here, but it's more richly a story of an old family falling away and a new one beginning."—Kirkus Reviews

"A charming, poignant novel of dealing with grief and finding love again, this is the perfect light-hearted page-turner for the shore."—Coastal Living

"A perfect summer read."—Karen Winters Schwartz, New York Journal of Books

"The local beach read of the summer."—Willamette Weekly