Review: One Hot Summer Anthology
A sweet story of first love and a second chance for Lincoln and his Sunny - 4 sunny stars.
Lincoln is a young man whose father is the richest man in their town. But his father didn't get to be that rich by legitimate means, nor is he the well-meaning, nice person he portrays to the rest of the town. Nope, he's evil with no soul and he will ultimately tear these two apart. But, can they have a second chance when Lincoln comes back to right his fathers wrongs?
Another sweet story, a prequel apparently, to the full length novel, The Inheritance - 3.5 stars.
Riley has been completing a writing job for Jameson for over a year now. She's found him to be kind and lovely, a friend even. Then he goes away to Switzerland and never returns, and she finds out when his lawyer contacts her regarding her new inheritance...she's now a very wealthy heiress and owner of a huge, but still a puppy, Great Dane named Scrappy. She has never had a dog, never wanted one either, but he brings Donovan, the town's vet, into her life, so she is pretty grateful.
If I hadn't read that this was a prequel to an upcoming full length novel, I would have been really disappointed, because it's so short and incomplete. But as a prequel, it's just fine. It sets up the relationship between Riley and Donovan in a sweet fashion, and makes me impatient to read what's next for the two and for Scrappy!
This one is much hotter than the previous stories in the anthology - 5 stars!
Emersyn takes care of her ailing mother and her younger brother so much that she rarely has time for anything other than school and taking care of them. But when her best friend Drew convinces her to go to the local carnival with him and their other friend, it changes her life and brings someone into her life that has the potential to either break her heart or give her the love she deserves. Unfortunately, she withholds a huge part of her identity from him, and when he finds out...let's just say them being together is so forbidden and taboo that it's almost illegal!
I'm waiting very impatiently for the full length novel to come about Aiden and Emersyn, Student Seduction. I've gotta find out what happens between them!
A sweet first love, second chance love story - 4 stars.
When Kelly moves back to her hometown with her young daughter in tow, she doesn't know her first love, and the boy who tore her heart to pieces, is back in town and is the town's resident doctor. She doesn't know until he steps foot into her new coffeeshop and asks her if she recognizes him. Does she recognize him?! How could she not recognize the boy who humiliated her, then stood her up on prom night. Ouch...
Danny's never gotten over Taffy, so seeing her back in their hometown hits him in the gut. He's determined to not only get her to forgive him, but to give him a second chance at the first love they shared so many years ago. The only question is, will she let him back in?
I liked this story. Though short, it feels complete and I was rooting for Danny and Kelly to have the second chance at love they so obviously deserved.
Liza is an 18-year-old diving into the last summer before college when her boyfriend (although they've never labeled it that way) puts his hands on her in an unforgivable way. She's tough, and defends herself, but it's Noah, a guy she's known for years, one of the summer guys, who comes to her rescue and makes sure Jonah doesn't lay his hands on Liza again.
Liza's noticing now how much Noah's grown into himself. He's not a boy, nope, he's an 18-year-old man. But when he ghosts her after having spent a wonderful day together doing her favorite beach thing - fishing, she knows Noah's just like all the other guys, and she's not about to put herself out there for yet another asshole to take advantage of her. Will Noah be apologize and have an explanation for disappointing her? Or will they be starting college without being in each other's lives?
Love's a Beach is a great prequel. Noah and Liza, especially Liza, are interesting, vibrant characters, and I can't wait for more of them in the new series, Summer Souls.
Whew! 4 sexy single dad stars!
When Amanda gets sent to Sitka, Alaska for a story for her newspaper, she's already got the idea of Luke in the back of her mind. Luke, the single dad who placed an ad in his paper seeking companionship. But when she actually goes on her first date with Luke, she's very surprised to find he's the hot cop who gave her a ride back to her apartment on her first day in Sitka. The hot cop who shut down after she told him she was a reporter. But both are on the rebound. She from her cheating ex, and he from losing his wife to a car accident, so a no-strings attached fling seems like a very good idea for two people not looking for a serious relationship, just some hot sex and some companionship while she's in town. A rebound of sorts before both meet the person they're supposed to spend the rest of their lives with.
I loved Single in Sitka. It's sweet, it's a tad emotional, it's really sexy, and I didn't even mind that it ended abruptly, because Kate Regnery promised at the end that it's just the first half of Luke and Amanda's story, that the full-length story is coming next month. YES, I can't wait!!
Alexa and her friends Grace and Macy are headed to Mexico for Grace's bachelorette weekend. Once there, she starts feeling a bit left out considering that Macy has a new man, too, and she and Grace start spending all their time talking about their men. So it makes sense that Alexa heads out to get away from all the lovey dovey talk. That she meets a hot guy trying to get her to take one of the hotel's excursions makes her escape even better. And when she ends up on Lovers Beach (by herself) and gets rescued by Lincoln, she had no idea he'd come to mean so much to her. But it's just living life in the moment like he says, right?
This one is sweet, but felt a tad incomplete, like maybe it's a prequel or something, but I didn't see anything indicating it's a prequel or anything but a short story. I did like both Lincoln and Alexa, though, and it's sweet so 3.5 stars seems fair.
One Hot Summer is a great summer collection. There's a little something for everyone - from first love to second chances to hot and steamy and forbidden. So 1-click today if you are all about those summer flings.
ARC via Buoni Amici Press.
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ONE HOT SUMMER ANTHOLOGY
The Summer of Us by Melanie Moreland
Lincoln is a young man whose father is the richest man in their town. But his father didn't get to be that rich by legitimate means, nor is he the well-meaning, nice person he portrays to the rest of the town. Nope, he's evil with no soul and he will ultimately tear these two apart. But, can they have a second chance when Lincoln comes back to right his fathers wrongs?
The Inheritance by Amy Briggs
Riley has been completing a writing job for Jameson for over a year now. She's found him to be kind and lovely, a friend even. Then he goes away to Switzerland and never returns, and she finds out when his lawyer contacts her regarding her new inheritance...she's now a very wealthy heiress and owner of a huge, but still a puppy, Great Dane named Scrappy. She has never had a dog, never wanted one either, but he brings Donovan, the town's vet, into her life, so she is pretty grateful.
If I hadn't read that this was a prequel to an upcoming full length novel, I would have been really disappointed, because it's so short and incomplete. But as a prequel, it's just fine. It sets up the relationship between Riley and Donovan in a sweet fashion, and makes me impatient to read what's next for the two and for Scrappy!
Summer Seduction by Caisey Quinn
Emersyn takes care of her ailing mother and her younger brother so much that she rarely has time for anything other than school and taking care of them. But when her best friend Drew convinces her to go to the local carnival with him and their other friend, it changes her life and brings someone into her life that has the potential to either break her heart or give her the love she deserves. Unfortunately, she withholds a huge part of her identity from him, and when he finds out...let's just say them being together is so forbidden and taboo that it's almost illegal!
I'm waiting very impatiently for the full length novel to come about Aiden and Emersyn, Student Seduction. I've gotta find out what happens between them!
By the Seaside by Heidi McLaughlin
When Kelly moves back to her hometown with her young daughter in tow, she doesn't know her first love, and the boy who tore her heart to pieces, is back in town and is the town's resident doctor. She doesn't know until he steps foot into her new coffeeshop and asks her if she recognizes him. Does she recognize him?! How could she not recognize the boy who humiliated her, then stood her up on prom night. Ouch...
Danny's never gotten over Taffy, so seeing her back in their hometown hits him in the gut. He's determined to not only get her to forgive him, but to give him a second chance at the first love they shared so many years ago. The only question is, will she let him back in?
I liked this story. Though short, it feels complete and I was rooting for Danny and Kelly to have the second chance at love they so obviously deserved.
Love's a Beach by Danielle Pearl
Liza is an 18-year-old diving into the last summer before college when her boyfriend (although they've never labeled it that way) puts his hands on her in an unforgivable way. She's tough, and defends herself, but it's Noah, a guy she's known for years, one of the summer guys, who comes to her rescue and makes sure Jonah doesn't lay his hands on Liza again.
Liza's noticing now how much Noah's grown into himself. He's not a boy, nope, he's an 18-year-old man. But when he ghosts her after having spent a wonderful day together doing her favorite beach thing - fishing, she knows Noah's just like all the other guys, and she's not about to put herself out there for yet another asshole to take advantage of her. Will Noah be apologize and have an explanation for disappointing her? Or will they be starting college without being in each other's lives?
Love's a Beach is a great prequel. Noah and Liza, especially Liza, are interesting, vibrant characters, and I can't wait for more of them in the new series, Summer Souls.
Single in Sitka by Kate Regnery
When Amanda gets sent to Sitka, Alaska for a story for her newspaper, she's already got the idea of Luke in the back of her mind. Luke, the single dad who placed an ad in his paper seeking companionship. But when she actually goes on her first date with Luke, she's very surprised to find he's the hot cop who gave her a ride back to her apartment on her first day in Sitka. The hot cop who shut down after she told him she was a reporter. But both are on the rebound. She from her cheating ex, and he from losing his wife to a car accident, so a no-strings attached fling seems like a very good idea for two people not looking for a serious relationship, just some hot sex and some companionship while she's in town. A rebound of sorts before both meet the person they're supposed to spend the rest of their lives with.
I loved Single in Sitka. It's sweet, it's a tad emotional, it's really sexy, and I didn't even mind that it ended abruptly, because Kate Regnery promised at the end that it's just the first half of Luke and Amanda's story, that the full-length story is coming next month. YES, I can't wait!!
The Secret at Sunset by Shari J. Ryan
Alexa and her friends Grace and Macy are headed to Mexico for Grace's bachelorette weekend. Once there, she starts feeling a bit left out considering that Macy has a new man, too, and she and Grace start spending all their time talking about their men. So it makes sense that Alexa heads out to get away from all the lovey dovey talk. That she meets a hot guy trying to get her to take one of the hotel's excursions makes her escape even better. And when she ends up on Lovers Beach (by herself) and gets rescued by Lincoln, she had no idea he'd come to mean so much to her. But it's just living life in the moment like he says, right?
This one is sweet, but felt a tad incomplete, like maybe it's a prequel or something, but I didn't see anything indicating it's a prequel or anything but a short story. I did like both Lincoln and Alexa, though, and it's sweet so 3.5 stars seems fair.
One Hot Summer is a great summer collection. There's a little something for everyone - from first love to second chances to hot and steamy and forbidden. So 1-click today if you are all about those summer flings.
ARC via Buoni Amici Press.
#bookreview #OneHotSummerAnthology #anthology #summer #firstlove #secondchanceromance #forbidden #summerfling #contemporaryromance #newrelease #BuoniAmiciPress
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