I enjoyed each of the story lines in the book and how easily one can misinterpret what is really happening… as well as how often what we think could not possibly be true – actually is. Author Elin Hilderbrand once again creates an easy and engaging summer read that is just plain fun. I have enjoyed Elin Hilderbrand in the past and The Rumor was no exception.

Grace’s twin teenage daughters are up to their own schemes while their parents are so preoccupied. Madeline is writing a steamy tell all … but what is her inspiration?Įddie is having secret conversations with Madeline.

Grace’s hanging out almost daily with the gardener. When Eddie, Grace’s’ husband gets in over his head in a real estate windfall gone bad, he makes some hard and most definitely not legal choices… but with Madeline King insisting on her money back that she and her husband gave Eddie in trust and is constantly calling threateningly a lawsuit, and the bills stacking up around him… what is a guy to do? When Madeline King, Grace’s best friend, struggles with writers block with an ever pressing deadline… she panics and reaches for a story line she knows that she should not be telling, but what could it hurt? And who would know? When Grace decides that she wants the most beautiful gardens in all of Nantucket, she hires the easy on the eyes Benton to be her guide. When Grace Pancik sets her mind on something there is really no stopping her. Longing for a good summer read centered around beautiful Nantucket, author Elin Hinderbrand is an excellent “go to” choice for just such a read.

The rumor by elin hilderbrand