Another Summer

By Kara Kentley

Deal Ends: Tue 29th July

Lake Rules: Soak up the sun. Sit under the stars. Don’t fall back in love.Miles and Avery seemed like the perfect couple when they met a decade ago while working at a lakeside resort in Maine. For one magical summer, they were like blueberry pancakes and maple syrup. But at summer’s end, things turned sticky when Miles abruptly ended things. They haven’t spoken since.When the resort’s owner suffers a family emergency, both Avery and Miles return to the lake to help open the resort for summer. After selling her stationery business and leaving a cheating fiancé, Avery is all about playing it safe and she isn’t interested in giving Miles and his big dock energy another chance. As long as she keeps him at a canoe paddle’s distance, they won’t have to dredge up their past before she starts her MBA in the fall.Miles is now a tech entrepreneur and semi-famous serial dater living in New York. Avery’s the only woman who ever understood him and he’s determined to make up for past hurts. If he can remind her of everything they had that summer and prove his commitment, he might get another chance.Despite a decade of silence that still stings, Avery can’t deny Miles remains the same intelligent, kindhearted soul who once showed her the stars. It’ll take another summer to figure out if they’re friends, lovers, enemies, or ghosted exes. Can they put aside their heartbreak and help the people they love without their history floating to the surface?ANOTHER SUMMER is a summer nostalgia read, with rom-com elements, mild spice before closing the door, and a mental health representation. For content guidance, see below.Tropes:Second chance romanceAdversaries-to-loversLake romanceOnly one A-frameWorkplace romance, forced proximitySlow burnCollege sweetheartsHe’s never stopped thinking about herSelf-Made millionaires, both of themGolden retrievers, one literal and one figurativePining - after all, Maine is the Pine Tree StateMental health repContent guidance:This book contains on page, detailed descriptions of panic attacks, drawn from the author's personal experiences. Also on page, on page, a dog is lost and then found (yay). Another Summer explores grief, resulting from the off page loss of a main character’s parent from a prolonged, unspecified illness. There’s off-page mention of a main character’s cheating fiancé, past (managed) depression, one character saving a child from drowning ten years ago, and heart surgery of a side character’s parent.