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The secret summer promise / by Brown, Keah,author.;
"THE BSE (Best Summer Ever) LIST! 1. Blueberries. 2. Art show in ShoeHorn. 3. Lizzo concert. 4. Thrift shop pop-up. 5. Skinny Dipping at the lake house. 6. Amusement Park Day! 7. Drew Barrymarathon. 8. Paintball day. Oh, and ... . 9. Fall out of love with Hailee. Andrea Williams has got this. The Best Summer Ever. Two summers ago, she spent all her time in bed, recovering from the latest surgery for her cerebral palsy. She's waited too long for adventure and thrills to enter her life. Together with her crew of ride-or-die friends, and the best parents anyone could ask for (just don't tell them that), she's going to live it up. There's just one thing that could ruin it: Her best friend, Hailee, finding out Andrea's true feelings. So Andrea WILL fall out of love with Hailee--even if it means dating the cute boy George who keeps showing up everywhere with a smile. Do we want Andrea to succeed? No! Does she? We're not telling!"--Ages 12-18.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Lesbian fiction.; Lesbian romance fiction.; Novels.; Friendship; Lesbians; Love; Teenage girls; Friendship; Lesbians; Love; Teenage girls;
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Summer at the Cape / by Thayne, RaeAnne,author.;
As the older sibling to identical twins Violet and Lily, Cami Porter was always the odd sister out. The divide grew even wider when their parents split up--while the twins stayed in Cape Sanctuary with their free-spirited mother, Rosemary, fourteen-year-old Cami moved to LA with her attorney father. Nearly twenty years later, when Cami gets the terrible news that Lily has drowned saving a child's life, her mother begs her to return home to help untangle the complicated estate issues her sister left behind. Navigating their own strained relationship, Cami readjusts to the family and community she hasn't known for decades, including the neighbor who stands in the way of her late sister's dream, while Violet grieves the loss of her twin and struggles to figure out who she is now, without her other half, as the little girl Lily saved pulls her back into the orbit of the man she once loved.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Homecoming; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Sisters; Sisters; Twins;
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The summer swap / by Morgan, Sarah(Romance fiction writer),author.;
Cecilia Lapthorne always vowed she'd never go back to Dune Cottage. So no one is more surprised than Cecilia to find herself escaping her seventy-fifth birthday party to return to the remote Cape Cod cottage--a place filled with memories. Some are good--especially memories of the early days with her husband, volatile artist Cameron. But then there are the memories she has revealed to no one. After dropping out of medical school, aspiring artist Lily is cleaning houses on the Cape to get by, guilt-ridden for disappointing her parents. Unoccupied for years, Dune Cottage seems the perfect place to hide away and lick her wounds--until Cecilia unexpectedly arrives. Despite an awkward beginning, Lily accepts Cecilia's invitation to stay on as her guest, and a flicker of kinship ignites. Then Todd, Cecilia's grandson--and Lily's unrequited crush--shows up, sending a shock wave through their unlikely friendship. Will Lily find the courage to live the life she wants? Can Cecilia finally let go of the past to find a new future? Because as surely as the tide erases past footprints, this summer is offering both Cecilia and Lily the chance to swap old dreams for new.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Artists; Cottages; Female friendship; Man-woman relationships; Memory; Older women; Squatters; Women artists;
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Our last vineyard summer / by Foster, Brooke Lea,author.;
"After suffering through her first year of graduate school at Columbia following her senator father's death, Betsy Whiting is hoping to spend the summer with her boyfriend ... and hopefully end the summer as his fiancée. Instead, her mother -- a longtime feminist and leader in the women's movement -- calls Betsy and her sisters back home to Martha's Vineyard, announcing that they need to sell their beloved summer house to pay off their father's debts. When Betsy arrives on the island a week later, she must reckon with her strained familial relationships, a long-ago forbidden romance, and the complicated legacy of her parents, who divided the family even as they did good for the world."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Families; Fathers; Interpersonal conflict; Man-woman relationships;
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We were liars / by Lockhart, E.;
Each summer the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family meets on their private island. Cadence, Johnny, Mirren, and Gat are a unit, especially during "summer 15," marking their fifteenth year on Beechwood-- the summer that Cady and Gat fall in love. Cady became involved in a mysterious accident, in which she sustained a blow to the head, and now suffers from debilitating migraines and memory loss. When she returns to Beechwood during summer 17 issues of guilt and blame, love and truth all come into play.Also: First Ember edition. (Ember, 2018)(250, 28 pages)20140619 ba / 20180703 ba 020, 593
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Rich families; Friendship; Amnesia; Islands; Summer; Truthfulness and falsehood; Secrecy;
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Summer on Honeysuckle Ridge / by Mason, Debbie(Novelist);
In just a few months Abby Everhart has gone from being a top LA media influencer to an unemployed divorcée living out of her car. So inheriting her great-aunt's homestead comes at the perfect time. Abby heads to Highland Falls, North Carolina, to spruce up Honeysuckle Farm before putting it on the market for some much-needed cash. But instead of finding a charming getaway, she discovers a serious fixer-upper, complete with a leaky roof, overgrown yard, and a reclusive -- albeit sexy -- man living on the property. Ex-Delta Force soldier Hunter MacKenzie has faced war and loss, but nothing has quite prepared him for an outgoing redhead who's determined to turn his life upside down. Hunter doesn't want to get involved with anyone, especially a city girl who plans to sell the only place he's ever felt at home. But the sparks between them are undeniable. Spending time with Abby is easy. Convincing her to stay for good is another matter entirely.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Divorced women; Veterans; Man-woman relationships;
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The summer of no attachments / by Foster, Lori,1958-author.;
"After putting the brakes on her dead-end relationship, local veterinarian Ivey Anders is ready to soak up this summer on her own terms. The way she sees it, no dating means no disappointment. Why complicate life with anything long-term? But when she meets Corbin Meyer--and his troubled young son, Justin--Ivey's no-strings strategy threatens to unravel before she can put it into practice. Trust doesn't come easy for Ivey's best friend, Hope Mage, a veterinary-clinic assistant who's affected by an incident that's colored every relationship she's had. Though Hope's happy for Ivey, she can't quite open her own heart to the possibility of love. Not just yet ... Maybe not ever. Soon, however, she's faced with a dilemma--Corbin's older brother, Lang. He's charming, he's kind ... and he may just be the reason Hope needs to finally tear down her walls. And as the sweet summer months unspool, the two friends discover love won't give up on them so easily"--Amazon.ca.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Women veterinarians; Single fathers; Brothers; Summer; Man-woman relationships;
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The summer girl / by Kennedy, Elle,author.;
"College student Cassie Soul hasn't spent an entire summer in Avalon Bay in years, not since her parents divorced and her mother spitefully whisked her away to Boston. Now that her grandmother is selling the boardwalk hotel that's been in their family for five decades, Cassie returns to the quaint beach town to spend time with family, ring in her twenty-first birthday ... and maybe find herself a summer fling. On her first night in town, she finds the perfect candidate: Tate Bartlett, Avalon Bay's fun-loving golden boy. Tate, sailing instructor and lovable player, is no stranger to flings. In fact, he's always down for a good time. But the moment he meets Cassie, he knows she's not the girl you play games with. Cassie is gorgeous, hilarious, and, frankly, the coolest person he's ever met. The last thing he wants to do is risk breaking her heart, and so he reluctantly puts her in the friend-zone ... only to realize he made a huge mistake. Soon, his attraction to Cassie becomes impossible to ignore. He wants that fling now. Big-time. And maybe even something more. As Cassie and Tate walk the line between friends and lovers, they're about to discover that their situation is the least complicated part of this equation. Because Avalon Bay is full of secrets--and their relationship might not survive when those secrets come to light"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; College students; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy;
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Give me a sign / by Sortino, Anna,author.;
Seventeen-year-old Lilah, who wears hearing aids, returns to a summer camp for the Deaf and Blind as a counselor, eager to improve her ASL and find her place in the community, but she did not expect to also find romance along the way.012+.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; American Sign Language; Blind; Camp counselors; Camps; Deaf; Interpersonal relations; American Sign Language; Blind; Camp counselors; Camps; Deaf; Interpersonal relations;
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Just for the summer / by Jimenez, Abby,author.;
"Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it's now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They'll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each other's out, and they'll both go on to find the love of their lives. It's a bonkers idea ... and it just might work. Emma hadn't planned that her next assignment as a traveling nurse would be in Minnesota, but she and her best friend agree that dating Justin is too good of an opportunity to pass up, especially when they get to rent an adorable cottage on a private island on Lake Minnetonka. It's supposed to be a quick fling, just for the summer. But when Emma's toxic mother shows up and Justin has to assume guardianship of his three siblings, they're suddenly navigating a lot more than they expected--including catching real feelings for each other. What if this time Fate has actually brought the perfect pair together?"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Blessing and cursing; Man-woman relationships;
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