The Men of Thorne Island

When Sara Crawford arrives on Thorne Island, she discovers that her inheritance is nothing like the photo in the glossy brochure the lawyer presented. For a start, the dock's about to collapse into the lake. And The Cozy Cove Inn, so charmingly depicted in the pamphlet, is in desperate need of a paintbrush and a vacuum.

Another detail—not mentioned in the advertising or in her aunt's will—is the fact that the island has four longterm inhabitants, each with an unbreakable lease. Three inten...