Synopsis

What do you do when a sexy, older man moves into your family’s summer rental?

Well, apparently, you make a fool of yourself—over and over. Things didn’t exactly get off on the right foot with Noah Cavallari. Our first encounter was embarrassing, to say the least.

But despite that, I found myself waking up every day with a newfound energy. Nothing exciting ever happened on the lake—not until Noah moved into the small boathouse on our property. He’d booked it for the entire summer…and I was still trying to figure out why.

When my mother became ill, I inherited the responsibility of making sure our guests were well taken care of. I should have been in college. Instead, I was living my best life…as a maid.

Dark, handsome, and mysterious, everything about Noah screamed forbidden.

I knew he was just passing through town for the summer.

I knew he was probably too old for me.

Yet, I was drawn to him.

Not to mention, he tried to save my life when he mistakenly thought I was drowning.

I wanted him and made no secret of it.

His own attempts to warn me away soon gave way to late-night moonlight chats by the lake. We were slowly easing into a friendship that was gearing up to explode into something I might not recover from.

Because he’s leaving at the end of the summer.

And I have no idea what I’ll do when August ends.

WAE LIVE INSTA

Reviews

Feels 5
Steam 4.5
Storyline 5
Overall Rating 5
Kindle eArc provided by Author
Reviewed by Robin

When Noah Cavallari rents Heather Chadwick’s family’s boathouse, she thinks it’s just like all of the other renters before him. But when she meets the handsome photographer, sparks fly at least on Heather’s side. But Noah deems Heather too young for him. Determined to at least forge a friendship, the two grow closer as the summer gets closer and closer to being over. By the close, there definitely seems to be something between the two but what will happen when August ends?

“The minute I saw her, something pulled me to her, but she had a boyfriend, so I shut that shit down. Or tried to. But every time she was near me, my heart sped up and my hands would get clammy. And each time, I reminded myself she was off limits and, more importantly, out of my league.”

There were just so many feelings running through me reading this story and I literally couldn’t put it down. I felt so sad for Heather and her situation with her mother and what happened with her sister. I felt like she was trapped in her world when she didn’t seem all that upset about it. She’s just so smart and mature for 22 years old and you want to step in and help her. And Noah…his story is just so incredible. This was a fun friends to lover story and made my heart all mushy. It had all that fated, in the stars type of romance for me and I loved every word.

All of you Penelope Ward fans, won’t want to miss this one. It’s extremely swoonworthy and I probably did those annoying sighs about half a dozen times. So sweet and beautiful.

Feels 4
Storyline 5
Steam 4
Overall Rating 5
Kindle eArc provided by Author
Reviewed by Lindsey

Wow! I am in love with this book! Devoured it in one sitting because I just couldn’t stop. Perfection! Great flow with witty and sassy characters to go along with it. I loved the story so much. Won’t even lie and say I didn’t get a little misty eyed. I did. So worth it! Epic read!!!!

lindsey