Summer After Summer After Summer by Lauren Bailey

 


Olivia Taylor returns home to the Hamptons to sell off her family home and take stock of her life after finding out her husband was having an affair. And of course the one that got away is front and center in her home town.


This was book was delightful!


Embarrassing side note - I was 60% in when I realized this was a Persuassion retelling. It was so richly developed and stretched the formula so much I was not convinced how it would work out for our heroine until the end, even knowing Persuassion well.


Summer After Summer was incredibly satisfying: engrossing plot lines, very spicy romance and characters with depth and layers. I absolutely enjoyed this book and could not put it down. I look forward to see what the author produces next.


Please note, I did receive this ARC for free; I am writing this honest review voluntarily


⏰ I read it in a week

🌶️🌶️🌶️ The intimacy scenes are very spicy. Nothing over the top, by my standards, but I will not be recommendinnng this to my young tween daughter.  

⚠️ Trigger Warnings: Loss of a parent, Spousal Infidelity 


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