She can’t remember her past. He’s on the run from his. Love may be their only hope.Ten years after leaving home, the last thing Summer Thompson expects is to inherit a half-renovated mansion. And the last thing she wants is to face the memories of the night her brother died. Now living in San Francisco, she plans to stay east just long enough to settle the estate and get rid of the house. Until … the house.
Until she finds it occupied by a hunky handyman who’s strangely reluctant to talk about his past.
Damian Knight has been hiding his mother and sister from a violent ex, and Whispering Pines is the one place they’ve found peace and safety. He keeps to himself. He tells no one about his past. Yet when the lonely, haunted Summer steals his heart, he finds himself opening up to her in ways he should never risk.
As their attraction grows, the past begins to catch up with them. Summer’s mounting flashbacks leave her determined to uncover the truth about the night her brother died. But that truth will cross paths with the man Damian and his family have been avoiding for years.
Can new love help them defeat the pain of the past? Or are some scars too deep to ever heal?
If you love small towns, memorable characters, and swoon-worthy happy endings, then you’ll love this sweet romance by a USA Today best-selling author! (Note: this book was previously released as Summer’s Song. Revisions and updates accompany this new version!)
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The start of a new series called Whispering Pines Sweet Small Town Romance a well written suspense story. Summer Thompson comes back to Whispering Pines after ten years away when he estranged Father dies. she meets Damian Knight, his sister Dinah, and his Mother Hannah who is hiding out from a very bad man. This story has suspense, drama, danger, kidnapping, secrets from the past, and romance. I want to read more in this series. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Summer returns to Whispering Pines, ten years after leaving, to settle her father’s affairs. She left after the car accident that killed her younger brother, Donny. Her father left her the McCready Estate and some money to fix it up. He even hired some guys to do the work, Mac and Damian. Damian and Summer have chemistry, but Summer’s leaving and Damian is staying to make sure his mom and half-sister, Dinah stay safe, from her abusive ex-husband. Summer plans to sell the place and head back to San Francisco. Things don’t work out like she planned though and her trip gets extended. Grab your copy and get ready to fall in love with these characters and the small town of Whispering Pines.
I received an advanced reader copy of this book and this is my voluntary and honest review.
Second Chance Summer is the first title in the Whispering Pines series. Damian and Summer are both running from their pasts, or in Damian’s case his family’s past. Summer has little memory of the night her younger brother died, and she’s been estranged from her father ever since. The last thing she expected was to inherit a rundown mansion after his death. The main house is being remodeled by someone she knows and Damian, whose mother and sister are living (hiding) in the cottage on site. She intends to sell quickly and get out of town – but the family who is staying in the caretaker’s cottage obviously don’t deserve to have their home ripped out from under them. It doesn’t help that her attraction for Damian is giving her second thoughts about so much.
There are so many underlying nuances in Second Chance Summer. Not only a growing romance for Summer and Damian but also suspense and mystery as Summer’s flashbacks to that night emerge – and danger faces them all. I enjoyed Summer and Damian’s story, the romance is a bit light, the suspense and mystery have a stronger presence. This title was previously published and has had revisions and updates to the original story.
*I received an e-ARC of this novel from DFM Publishing via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*
Summer is loathing going back home but once she gets there memories of the past start to return some good others make no sense, I really liked how what happened to her brother is slowly revealed which makes you jump to all different conclusions. While Damian who would do anything for his family struggles with Summer potentially selling their safe haven but also having feelings for her. I liked how both struggle with their feelings and both are dealing with pasts that are they are about to be confronted with and it isn’t going to be all rainbow and sunshine. This has a good mix of laughs, heartbreak some suspense and a happy ever after. I will just say I did find it weird Summer going on TV to declare what she did as I felt that was a bit much.
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What I liked:
The writing style
Some of the characters
Part of a series: Whispering Pines Sweet Small Town
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