Mallory Westbrook is ready to make her move on Jake Summerford, the boy – now man – she’s been crushing on for years. Coming back to Magnolia Sound to celebrate her great-grandfather’s birthday provides the perfect opportunity to show Jake that she’s no longer a child.The last thing Jake expected to do at his mentor’s birthday party was to find himself kissing Mallory under the moonlight. Though … moonlight. Though he’s known her for years, the thought of kissing her never crossed his mind. But the shy tomboy he once knew is gone, and in her place is a woman he can’t resist.
They have one summer before they go their separate ways. Insecurity wars with the possibility of a future together, but it could all come to an end before it even has a chance to start.
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Samantha Chase takes you to the beach with her prequel Sunkissed Days in her Magnolia Sound series. Childhood crushes, first loves, stolen kisses in the boathouse, Sunkissed Days has everything you look for in a sweet beachy romance. While it is a short little prequel, Chase wastes no time making you fall hard and fast for her characters making it irresistible for readers to not be able to continue one clicking this series.
What a way to start a series! This prequel introduces all the characters I hope I will be seeing soon. This story is set in the past and sets up where our newest favorite couple came from. Young love has many obstacles though and sometimes doesn’t overcome them. Samantha Chase doesn’t disappoint us with sweet love and great feeling. By having this in-depth background, I know the next book will be the HEA they deserve.
Sunkissed Days is a great introduction to a new series, Magnolia Sound by Samantha Chase. This novella is well-written and full of fun characters. I enjoyed reading about Mallory and Jake and how Jake always viewed Mallory as a little girl until that one day when he realized that she wasn’t a little girl anymore.
Sunkissed Days is full of twists and turns, summer romances, and questions about the future. I can’t wait to read more books in the Magnolia Sound series as I’m left wondering what will happen in the next book and I can’t wait to find out!
Gah!!! What a fantastic introduction to this new series by Samantha Chase!!
This story sucked me in from the start. The chemistry between Jake and Mallory was intense, and I loved the different sides they each brought out in the other.
I loved being introduced to the family, and can’t wait to find out what Samantha has in mind for other characters (especially Mallory’s brother Sam).
A perfect start to this new series I would highly recommend!!
This is the back story for the soon to be released Remind Me – the first full length novel from the Magnolia Sound series. It is a novella length story. I like reading the “history” of characters and found this one to be really interesting – can’t wait for Remind me to be released!
I received this book as a free ARC for an honest review.
I LOVE new beginnings!!! And this is a new beginning for fans of Samantha Chase. Magnolia Sound is a small, coastal town and we meet several new families, including the Westbrooks and the Summerfords. More importantly, this is the beginning of the story of Mallory and Jake.
In this prequel to her next novel, Remind Me, we meet a young Mallory Westbrook. She has crushed on Jake Summerford, the older neighbor boy, for years. Every summer when she visits her Pops, the attraction grows. But he only sees her as the “too young” sister of his friend. This summer, she is going to make him notice her. And does he ever!!! It’s a summer of young love and all of the excitement of a new relationship. But summer is coming to an end and decisions must be made. Can they survive a long distance relationship? Do they have more than a summer romance?
This series tugs at my heart strings already. Ms. Chase does an excellent job setting up all the feels. The small coastal town and the long standing families and traditions are an awesome way to start a new favorite series!!! I can’t wait for the HEA!
Mallory is a sweet and beautiful girl, who has had a crush on Jake Summerford, one of her brothers good friends, for a long time. But she never seemed to be able to catch his eye. While Mallory is visiting Pop’s in Magnolia Sound she hopes to change that. I was curious where this summer would take them, and how things would go when the summer came to an end. This was a wonderful book. I love the characters how they are young but hardworking, seem so in love, but still have everyday things to deal with. I love the setting how it’s so peaceful, makes me want to visit. And I love the storyline how it takes us on a journey of a summer love. I also love that it has a voice for both heroine and hero, being able to see what they both are thinking and feeling makes it even better for me. Reading this book made me feel happy, and made me smile. It does end in kind of a sad way, but knowing that it’s a prequel, it left me longing for more. I can not wait to get more of Mallory and Jake’s story along with more of Pop’s and Magnolia Sound!!
Wow! Can I just say I’m super excited that my all time favorite author Samantha Chase has a brand new series out. Samantha Chase is beyond phenomenal. She clearly writes from the heart. When you read her books it’s clear to see she puts her heart and soul into them.
In Sunkissed Days we are introduced to a new series. We get to meet some amazing secondary character’s. We also meet Mallory Westbrook and Jake Summerford. Mallory has been crushing on Jake for years. When Jake bumps into Mallory he no longer sees her as a girl. Things quickly heat up. Their chemistry is phenomenal. As summer progresses, so does their relationship.
I love Sunkissed Days. I love the relationship that Jake has with Pop’s. I love the chemistry between Jake and Mallory. Most of all I love Magnolia Sound. I felt as if I belonged there. I didn’t feel like I was reading a book. I felt as if I was in that world. Samantha Chase took me on a journey that I adored. The secondary character’s were also amazing. I laughed and felt my heart swoon. I found myself growing more and more invested in their story. I loved watching them deal with their personal struggles. Magnolia Sound is more than a town it felt like home. There is a bit of a cliffhanger at the end however it is needed. I personally like cliffhangers because they keep you interested and guessing. I can’t wait to read Jake and Mallory’s continuation story in Remind Me. I’m so excited to see what Magnolia Sound and Samantha Chase has for us next. Sunkissed Days was a fun and flirty, lighthearted read that captivated my heart and soul from page one.
A great start to a new series by Samantha Chase. This is a prequel that will leave you wanting so much more. Mallory has returned to Magnolia Sound for the summer to spend time with her great grandfather. Her main goal of the summer is to run into Jake, her teenage crush and to prove to him that she has grown up. Jake soon realizes that Mallory is all grown up and can’t resist her. Will this just be a summer romance or will it lead into so much more.
Loved this story!! Great characters with so much chemistry that will leave you smiling. I can’t wait to read Remind Me on March 12!! I highly recommend!!
I originally read Sunkissed Days by Samantha Chase when she shared it in her newsletter and loved it. It was sweet, charming and enchanting. Mallory Westbrook has crushed on Jake for so long, but he never saw her as more than a friend. So, when she visits her grandfather for his birthday, she is determined to have him finally see her.
Jake never saw Mallory coming, much less finding himself kissing her. But Mallory is no longer the young girl he remembers, instead she is pulling all these unexpected feelings from him. Can he give in to temptation when she is the granddaughter of a man he respects and works for? I loved watching Jake and Mallory spend a summer exploring each other, but what will happen when the summer ends?
They both have dreams they want to accomplish, can they do it together or will they be walking away from each other? Sunkissked Days by Samantha Chase was such a sweet read. It was fun and sexy with great characters. I am excited to read more from this series!
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I was so excited to start this new series by Samantha Chase!! This is the prequel to the first novel. Mallory is Jake’s friend’s sister. While she has had a huge crush on him for years, he always saw her as a kid. Now grown up Mallory has definitely caught Jake’s attention.
I loved this summer romance! Jake and Mallory had a fun, sexy chemistry and I loved meeting the rest of Mallory’s family, especially Pops. I can not wait for more Jake and Mallory in Remind Me!!
Mallory had a secret crush on Jake since she was a young girl, even though there is a 4 year age difference between them. Mallory and her twin brother Sam, along with their mom, come to Magnolia Sound, to celebrate “pop’s” 90th birthday, Mallory always had a connection with her great grandfather. Since Jake lives in Magnolia Sound he will be also attending the celebration. This is where Mallory sets up her plan to get Jake to finally notice her.
They have a hot and heavy summer together. She has 2 more years of college, where Jake is just starting college.
Will they be able to make a long distance relationship work. Only time will tell.
Samantha Chase new book Sunkissed Days is a novella to start off her nerw series. This book will introduce you to Mallory Westbrook. Every summer she comes back to Magnolia Sound which is on the coast of North Carolina. This time she is back for her great-grandfathers birthday, buts thats not the only thing she has planned. She hopes to catch the eye of her childhood crush.
Jake Summerford was born and raised on Magnolia Sound. He gas been working for Colman Construction which is owed by Zeke. Zeke just happens to be the one and only Mallory Westbrooks great-grandfather. The two families have known each other their whole life. Jake has always seen Mallory as like a kid sister. Could there be more for the two?
This book will leave you hanging and waiting for the next book to come out.
I absolutely LOVE, LOVE this story. This is a prequel to Smanatha Chase’s new series, Magnolia Sound. This prequel definitely did not disappoint. I loved the story – teenage crush to so much more!! I loved the characters. I loved the time Mallory spent with her great-grandfather, which definitely reminded of times I spent with my own grandfather. I went through so many emotions reading this story. Samantha is such a master wordsmith that I felt all the emotions the characters felt as well as my own from the memories it invoked. This is such a great read that I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough but hated it to end. I cannot wait for book #1 to see where this story goes next. You will LOVE the story and characters but also the writing will give your emotions a workout. You will be hooked from the very beginning. Samantha Chase did an amazing job with this one. This is one of my favorites but I know there will be more to come.
What a sweet and heartwarming prelude to Jake and Mallory’s full HEA journey. This is their meet, and although it reads as a full story, it isn’t, because … well … it just isn’t LOL Read an you shall find out. It reads like a prologue but I can see why Samantha Chase wanted it to be read as a separate/on its own book. Most prologues are short, a moment in time if you will. This is more than a moment. It’s a moment that develops … and then things happen.
The story has all of Samantha’s stamps on it 🙂 It’s fun and flirty and sexy and full of heart. I was thinking as I read it what a perfect first time read this would make to readers who have never had a taste of her work. So if you come across this review and you’ve never read her work, #ONECLICK! It just might hook you! 🙂
This is a sweetly sexy, heartwarming and emotionally real beginning to a promising new series…. I loved this quick yet highly entertaining introduction to Magnolia Sound and excitedly look forward to returning for another visit, very soon……
Family friends who grew up with each other. She’s always had a crush on him but he’s 4 years ago older and that always made a difference…..until now. She’s 20, he’s 24. She’s visiting her great-grandfather the summer and they finally admit to their feelings for each other and share a summer of young love. But the summer must come to an end; Mallory has to go back to college and Jake finally has a chance to go to the school he wants in order to get the degree he’s always dreamed of. Secrets and lies have a way of getting in the way and causing even more problems.
Can’t wait to find out what happens in the next book.
GAH! The ending of this story of first love left my heart bleeding for Jake and Mallory for the choices they made and the misunderstandings that happen when you eavesdrop where you shouldn’t. Enough said in that little spoiler. This is the prequel to this authors next book and let me say I wish I already had it in my hands! Jake is 4 years older than Mallory and always thought of her as the kid who showed up to visit a couple times a year, that is until he got an eyeful of her this summer. Mallory has grown up and blossomed. She has always had a crush on Jake but this summer she is staying in Magnolia Sound to help her great-grandfather Zeke with the Coleman house and grounds before she goes back to college. Watching Jake and Mallory find their way and watching their love blossom was beautiful and knowing their are roadblocks and real life standing in their way they need to get past was heartbreaking. Communication! Needed to happen. That’s all I’m saying. Read this one! Their full story is coming soon!
Marvelous Prequel! Sunkissed Day is the prequel novel for Samantha Chase’s new Magnolia Sound series. The bulk of the story revolves around Mallory and her girlhood crush turned summer lover Jake but we’re also introduced to her twin brother and cousins and his town. There are some great little nuggets that I think hint at future books, beyond the obvious book one resolution to Mallory and Jake’s story, I’m looking at you Sam and the pastor moment and Cousin Parker and her bff!
This prequel was originally released in Chase’s newsletter so if you’ve already read kick back and wait a few weeks for book one to release but if you haven’t then dive and fall in love with Magnolia Sound and start the Mallory and Jake journey that concludes in Remind Me, book one.
What a great prequel!
Meet Mallory, who’s always had a crush on her Pops neighbor Jake. When her family gathers at Magnolia Sound to celebrate Pop’s 90th birthday, she’s done a complete makeover of herself in the hopes that Jake finally looks at her as a woman and no longer a child.
Jake bumps into Mallory and is amazed at how much she’s grown up since the last time he saw her. But she has to be off limits because he works for her Pop Zeke, and he won’t do that to the man who’s been so good to him.
Follow the beginning of their story in this novella, I can’t wait to read the rest of their story in the next book! 5 stars for this novella! Grab this asap!