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The Summer Girl

An Avalon Bay Novel
By Elle Kennedy
Series: Avalon Bay
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The Summer Girl by Elle Kennedy follows college student Cassie Soul as she returns to Avalon Bay for the summer, a place filled with family history and bittersweet memories. While there to help with the sale of her grandmother's boardwalk hotel and celebrate her twenty-first birthday, Cassie encounters Tate Bartlett, the town's charismatic sailing instructor and notorious player. Though Tate initially puts Cassie in the friend-zone to protect her heart, their friendship soon intensifies into something far more complicated and passionate. Together, they navigate a summer filled with romance, secrets, and the challenge of facing the past in a picturesque beach town.
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This emotionally charged romance will appeal to readers who enjoy heartfelt contemporary love stories set against a beachside backdrop. Fans of Elle Kennedy's Avalon Bay series or those who appreciate stories of personal growth entwined with summer flings and complex relationships will find this book engaging.

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Elle Kennedy's next spicy and emotional romance in the blockbuster Avalon Bay series.

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 realise 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.

Series: Avalon Bay

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    Elle Kennedy's next spicy and emotional romance in the blockbuster Avalon Bay series. 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...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781250863874

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 July 2023

Imprint: St. Martin's Griffin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 400

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Contemporary Romance Elle Kennedy Fiction General Fiction Romance Series: Avalon Bay

About the Author

A New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, ELLE KENNEDY grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and is the author of more than forty romantic suspense and contemporary romance novels, including the international bestselling Off-Campus and Briar U series

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