Body Surfing by Anita Shreve

Sydney decides to take a job as a tutor on the coast of New Hampshire.  So far at the age of 29, life has been difficult. Sydney has been divorced and widowed from her two attempts at marriage and she needs some time to decide what is next for her. As a tutor she is part servant, part  family in the household. When the two older brothers come home for a visit, they both seem completely taken with Sydney. The brothers  are very competitive and Sydney fears the rivalary for her affections could tear the family apart.  She realizes she is going to have to have courage to love again.

Robin – Lake Wylie                                           ISBN  9780316059855