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Kristen DiMercurio
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Length
8 hours 27 minutes
Language
English
Bookseller recommendation
“Monaghan has a way with second-chance romances that just makes me happy, and this one is no exception. I loved the characters, I adored the summer vibes, and the narrator was just perfect. A delightful summer read!”
— Melissa • Watermark Books
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“Ali is a professional organizer but her personal life is anything but. She's divorced, tackling single parenthood, feeling lost, and unable to bring herself to wear anything her friend would call 'hard pants'. After a chance encounter at the dog park, Ali meets Ethan, a lovely man with great potential for a summer fling. Because the last thing Ali wants is to fall in love. But as the summer passes and Ethan and Ali spend more time together, it becomes clear that this summer romance has the potential to be everything Ali wants and deserves in a relationship, she just has to get out of her own way first. If you're looking for an emotional and romantic read, look no further than Summer Romance. Featuring mature characters healthy communication, and a heaping spoonful of character development, this is the perfect read for your summer TBR.”
— Laura • Fable Book Parlour
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“Annabel Monaghan is quickly becoming one of my favorite writers. In Summer Romance we meet Ali, a professional organizer whose personal life is a train wreck. She’s mourning the death of her mom and demise of her marriage to her self absorbed husband who tells her he’s done being married to her on the first anniversary of her mother’s death. After years of invisibility, Ali decides to hang up her sweats and put on 'hard' clothes, take off her wedding ring, and try to begin living again. Enter Ethan; they meet at the dog park when her dog unceremoniously christens his shoes. She notices Ethan isn’t wearing a wedding ring either. Is Ali ready to put herself out there or will this just be a casual summer romance?”
— Kathleen • A Great Good Place for Books
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“Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan was a fun summer read. About a recently separated mother of three, struggling with the loss of her mother, who decides to put on pants after years of wearing sweatpants, and meets a guy at the dog park. ”
— Julienne • River Bookshop
AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER
“A BINGEABLE FIVE-STAR READ.” —ABBY JIMENEZ, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"I loved it—brims with heart, wit, and longing.”—CARLEY FORTUNE, #1 New York Times bestselling author
The romantic and hilarious story of a professional organizer whose life is a mess, and the summer she gets unstuck with the help of someone unexpected from her past, by the bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script.
Benefits of a summer romance: It’s always fun, always brief, and no one gets their heart broken.
Ali Morris is a professional organizer whose own life is a mess. Her mom died two years ago, then her husband left, and she hasn’t worn pants with a zipper in longer than she cares to remember.
No one is more surprised than Ali when the first time she takes off her wedding ring and puts on pants with hardware—overalls count, right?—she meets someone. Or rather, her dog claims a man for her...by peeing on him. Ethan smiles at Ali like her pants are just right—like he likes what he sees. He looks at her like she’s a younger, braver version of herself. The last thing newly single mom Ali needs is to make her life messier, but there’s no harm in a little summer romance. Is there?
Annabel Monaghan is the author of USA Today bestseller and Indie Next and LibraryReads pick Summer Romance, LibraryReads pick and national bestseller Same Time Next Summer, and Indie Next and LibraryReads pick Nora Goes Off Script, as well as two young adult novels and Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big?, a selection of laugh-out-loud columns that appeared in the Huffington Post, the Week, and the Rye Record. She lives in Connecticut with her family.
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“An unputdownable love story about the messiness of life and lust. Summer Romance brims with heart, wit, and longing—the signature ingredients of my favorite beach reads. Anything Annabel writes, I’m reading it.”—Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After
“A bingeable five-star read.”—Abby Jimenez, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just for the Summer
“In Monaghan’s charming mid-life romances, triumphant second acts, hilarity, and good vibes are guaranteed.”—Boston Globe
“Annabel Monaghan’s writing is smart, snappy and satisfying.”—Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hotel Nantucket
“All of your summer fling fantasies come alive in this heartwarming book.” –Marie Claire
“The ideal beach read.”—Publishers Weekly (starred)
“Bestselling author Annabel Monaghan is known for her heartfelt books—and her new one is packed with humor and hope.”—Woman’s World
“May as well have been created in a laboratory to be the perfect beach read.” –Seattle Times
“Easy, breezy, and big-hearted, Summer Romance is quintessential poolside reading.” —theSkimm
“The romance strikes the perfect balance of stomach-butterflies and the realities of dating with kids. Sweetly satisfying.” —Booklist (starred)
“Annabel Monaghan is known for her breezy but substantive novels about marriage, divorce, motherhood, grief, and newfound love in the midst of it all. Summer Romance is no different—a witty, earnest tale…”—Elle
"Romantic and hilarious."—Nerd Daily
“Annabel Monaghan knows how to write romance, how to sweep you up and make you feel as though you, the reader, are falling in love. This is what romance books are all about. Ali is such a relatable protagonist and Ethan a perfect book boyfriend. I devoured it. Annabel has another hit on her hands.”—Sophie Cousens, author of Just Haven’t Met You Yet
“How I loved this book! Annabel Monaghan has joined my shortlist of instant autobuy authors. Her writing is packed full of chemistry and warmth and I could not put this book down. Ali is a heroine you will want to root for and Ethan is completely swoonworthy. I’ll be recommending Summer Romance far and wide!”—Paige Toon, author of Only Love Can Hurt Like This
“Summer Romance is a sweet, warm hug of a book. Annabel Monaghan's latest is like a chat from your best friend at the end of a long day - comfort personified. It's hopeful and fun, sprinkled with the kind of romance you wish for every summer.”—Elissa Sussman, author of Funny You Should Ask
“Warm-hearted. . . Monaghan [creates] a breezy narrative that combines witty asides [with] the nuts-and-bolts struggles of single parenting. . . Bittersweet and often wryly funny, Summer Romance is an appealing mix of starry-eyed romantic moments, quirky local characters, and reflections on moving forward after loss.” —Shelf Awareness Expand reviews
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