Seven Summer Weekends
Jane L Rosen
320 pages
Berkley Romance
published June 4, 2024
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This is exactly the kind of book I like to read in the summer. A family connection, secrets from the past, a romance in a great setting. I didn’t grow up with a beach vacation house and I doubt there is anyone in my family to inherit from, but I always dream about it and the beautiful boy next door when I read a beach read like this.
I connected with Addison from the start. I’ve never done quite her work damage but I have sent an email or two to the wrong person. As she heads to Fire Island to decide what to do about her inherited house, I knew she would find a connection to the house and the island. I loved the idea of the eccentric houseguests and how they provided that tether to the aunt she didn’t really know. I wish what started out strong for these guests and what they could teach Addison would have continued consistently through the book, I did appreciate that part of the book.
It took some time for me to warm up to Ben but I loved his dog from the start. I often have a gripe with enemies to lovers as the enemies are too over the top mean, but this one hit that note right for me. I saw their disagreement as believable but it wasn’t so much that the switch was unbelievable.
I read and loved On Fire Island even though I might still be a little bitter about it making me sob. This one was less heartbreaking and felt totally different but also a little the same. I liked the connection with On Fire Island but will admit it took me a little while for it to click. Since I mentioned the connection, I should also mention this one might mean a little more if you’ve read them both, this also works as a stand alone.
This one has a little more to it than the cover suggested, but I’d still classify it as a great choice for a summer read. A rootable romance with a little more to it to grab you.
A woman inherits a beach house, along with a series of weekend guests, while butting heads with the irritable (and irritatingly handsome) man next door, in this sparkling new escape from Jane L. Rosen.
When a Zoom disaster upends Addison Irwin’s decade-long career at a posh Manhattan advertising agency, things look bleak for the thirty-something mid-western transplant. But an unexpected inheritance from an aunt she barely remembers—a property on Fire Island, complete with guest house and artist’s studio—changes everything.
While debating whether to stay or sell, Addison learns that she’s also inherited her aunt’s list of eclectic guests, tying her to the island for seven summer weekends. Eager to convince Addison to keep the house rather than let a new buyer build a monstrosity in its place, the neighbors welcome her to their laid-back community. Well, all except the moody guy next door, who seems intent on glowering his way through life.
Steadfast in her path since college, Addison is determined not to let this detour on Fire Island throw her off track. But soon, between the revolving door of weekend visitors and the up-and-down relationship with her neighbor (and his adorable dog), she finds herself in unfamiliar territory. Should she try to pick up where she left off—or embrace entirely new possibilities?
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