She has this gift for matching couples and I loved how interspersed throughout the book were little blurbs about some of the couples.

I will say this – this book is filled with emotion – happiness, sadness, love, heartbreak, and many heartwarming moments as well. (See review here.) That little story had my quite anxious to find out what would happen with these two young lovebirds and boy oh boy what a story it is. I first met Dabney and Clen when I read the short story prequel, The Tailgate, that Elin released last month. This latest release is a poignant and heartbreaking tale of first love.

Each book brings more of the island to life for me and this book is certainly no exception. My thoughts: Reading a new Elin Hilderbrand book each summer is like returning to a favorite summer spot…I have yet to visit Nantucket, but through her books, I feel as if I am returning home. The Matchmaker is a heartbreaking new novel from Elin Hilderbrand about losing and finding love, even as you’re running out of time. Use of her gift before it’s too late, she sets out to find perfect She’s made and share painful secrets with her family. Tragedy threatens her own second chance, Dabney must face the choices Now, after spendingĢ7 years on the other side of the world, Clen is back on Nantucket, andĭabney has never felt so confused, or so alive. Island to pursue his dream of becoming a journalist. Green-eyed boy who took her heart with him long ago when he left the That is, except in the case of herself and Clendenin Hughes, the Of them still together, Dabney has never been wrong about romance. Is clearly engaged to the wrong man – call it meddlesome, but there’s noĪrguing with her results: With 42 happy couples to her credit and all Some call her ability mystical, while others – like her husband,Ĭelebrated economist John Boxmiller Beech, and her daughter, Agnes, who

Nantucketer Dabney Kimball Beech has always had a gift for matchmaking. To find love for those closest to her – before it’s too late. Novel from bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand in which a woman sets out Published: June 2014, Little, Brown & Company

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