Have I Told You Lately by Beth Moran

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I needed a pick-me-up that would help me move past my 15-year-old dog's death. He was my pal and walking buddy. He'd been diagnosed with Cushing's disease about three years ago, and it changed him over time. We knew his death was coming, but it still saddened me.

Emmie Brown knows her mom adopted her. Her birth mother was her mom's cousin, who had issues and ended up in jail. Emmie's grown up under her mom's obsessive control, and the newfound freedom after her mom's death is jarring.

She's never traveled and has helped her mom run their pasty and coffee cafe for years. Now, Emmie has the chance to change who she is, and it's going to start with a last-minute trip to the Isle of Siskin.

Have I Told You Lately is a charming romance set on the Isle of Siskin. I could relate to some of the characters - one drove me crazy - but the journey from start to finish was exactly what I needed.