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Title: The Summer House
Author: Jenny Hale
Format reviewed: Ebook
Source: Netgalley
Publisher: Bookouture
Publication Date: 9th June 2017
Rating: 4 Stars
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Some summers will stay with you forever...
Callie Weaver and best friend Olivia Dixon have finally done it: put their life savings into the beach house they admired through childhood summers, on the dazzling white sand of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. They’re going to buff the salt from its windows, paint its sun-bleached sidings, and open it as a bed and breakfast.
Callie’s too busy to think about her love life, but when she catches the attention of local heartthrob Luke Sullivan, his blue eyes and easy smile make it hard to say no. He’s heir to his father’s property empire, and the papers say he’s just another playboy, but as they laugh in the ocean waves, Callie realizes there’s more to this man than money and good looks.
Just when true happiness seems within reach, Callie and Olivia find a diary full of secrets... secrets that stretch across the island, and have the power to turn lives upside down. As Callie reads, she unravels a mystery that makes her heart drop through the floor.
Will Callie and Luke be pulled apart by the storm it unleashes, or can true love save them?
The Summer House is an absolutely gorgeous, heart-warming summer romance, about the importance of family, not keeping secrets, and learning how to open your heart.
Callie Weaver and best friend Olivia Dixon have finally done it: put their life savings into the beach house they admired through childhood summers, on the dazzling white sand of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. They’re going to buff the salt from its windows, paint its sun-bleached sidings, and open it as a bed and breakfast.
Callie’s too busy to think about her love life, but when she catches the attention of local heartthrob Luke Sullivan, his blue eyes and easy smile make it hard to say no. He’s heir to his father’s property empire, and the papers say he’s just another playboy, but as they laugh in the ocean waves, Callie realizes there’s more to this man than money and good looks.
Just when true happiness seems within reach, Callie and Olivia find a diary full of secrets... secrets that stretch across the island, and have the power to turn lives upside down. As Callie reads, she unravels a mystery that makes her heart drop through the floor.
Will Callie and Luke be pulled apart by the storm it unleashes, or can true love save them?
The Summer House is an absolutely gorgeous, heart-warming summer romance, about the importance of family, not keeping secrets, and learning how to open your heart.
Heart-warming story of two women attempting to set up a new
guest house, which contains a sweet romance, a slight mystery and a great feel
of a small coastal location in North Carolina.
I really enjoyed the characters in this story, especially
the leads Callie and Luke. Callie is focused on work and trying to get The
Beachcomber ready for guests, and is really closed off to potential romances.
She finds a journal that belonged to the previous owner that could contain
secrets.
Callie is literally swept off her feet by Luke, in their
first meeting. Luke is from the local rich family in town, and tries to escape
the press a lot. As Luke’s character is revealed I found myself falling for him
a bit more with each chapter. He is a lovely man who has many hidden depths to
him.
The Summer House I found started off comfortably and I found
myself liking the characters but around half way the pace and action kicks up a
notch at which point I found it a lot harder to put down, and I was enticed
into the book properly.
This is a good book that I enjoyed reading. I love this
authors writing style although often find I prefer her Christmas books to her
summer ones. With lovely characters,
some surprises and a great feeling from the book, The Summer House is a cosy
summer story.
Thank you so much to
Netgalley and Bookouture for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
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