High school art teacher Nicole Anderson is looking forward to a relaxing summer in Savannah, house-sitting and managing an art gallery for a family friend. The house is luxurious in a way that only old money could make it, and the gallery promises interesting days in a gorgeous setting. Yet it isn’t long before her ideal summer turns into more than she bargained for: a snooty gallery employee … who’s determined to force her out, a displaced adolescent roosting in the attic, and two of Nicole’s close childhood friends–who also happen to be brothers–vying for her attention.
With a backdrop of a beautiful historical city, incredible architecture, and even an alleged ghost or two, combined with the opportunity for romance . . . anything can happen!
Bestselling and award-winning author Melody Carlson invites readers to spend the summer surrounded by beauty and tantalizing possibilities for the future.
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This book has been on my pile of books for a long time but for some reason, I never picked it up to read, until now. I’m so glad I did!
It’s a story of finding purpose, and love. It’s sweet, romantic and full of interesting events. This book also dealt with some pretty real issues in people’s everyday lives. The fears and struggles many of us face.
I enjoy reading books written by Melody Carlson because her stories flow in an easy smooth way. This one has that Southern calm and sweetness to it, as well as some snark.
Her description of this Southern town sounds like a place I’d love to visit or even live in (except, maybe not for the heat and humidity.) I felt all the emotions that the characters experienced and could relate to the struggles of finding purpose.
This was a perfect book to read as a summer get-away.
I truly enjoyed this book and highly recommend you pick it up to read.
I was given this book by the publisher which did not influence my review in any way, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
From the Follow Your Heart Series
September 22, 2018
Review Under a Summer Sky is the third and final book of the Follow Your Heart series by Melody Carlson. The story takes place in Savannah . The main Character is Nicole , a high school art teacher from Seattle. As school gets ready to let out for the Summer, she learns that her mother has volunteered Nicole to work at her friends art gallery in Savannah Georgia for the Summer. Not sure she’s qualified to manage an art gallery she tries to get out of it only to learn that her mother’s friend has already bought her a first class ticket to fly to Savannah in two days.
Once there she finds herself in a stressful situation with Amyra , an employee who works at the art gallery. Amyra imagines herself to be the manager while her boss is gone on an all summer long cruise. It was left to Nicole to inform her that she wasn’t the manager. This doesn’t go over well and Nicole fears she will have to fire Amyra because of her bad attitude and lack of respect.
Would Nicole be able to run the art gallery efficiently by herself , without Amyra ? Is it possible that Amyra could have a change of heart and start behaving like a normal employee? There’s also the situation with her boss’s two sons who seem to be quite taken up with the beautiful Nicole. A bit of sibling rivalry takes place between the two. Which one will win Nicole’s affection ?
I enjoyed the story and the southern charm that seemed to ooze from the characters at times. The book covers on all three books of this series are very eye catching. I like that each book could be read as a stand alone . I’m glad that I read all three books. Readers of Christian Contemporary Romance will enjoy this series. If you enjoy Melody Carlson’s writing than this series is for you. I highly recommend all three books.