Someone Like You (The Boys of Summer, #2)

Name: Someone Like You (The Boys of Summer, #2)
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781743567739
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By Victoria Purman

Series: The Boys of Summer Series

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Someone Like You (The Boys of Summer, #2) by Victoria Purman is a charming romance novel that follows the story of Lizzie Blake, who returns to her hometown for a fresh start. Amidst the scenic Australian summer, a chance encounter with her childhood crush, Dan McSwaine, rekindles old feelings. As they navigate personal challenges and unexpected opportunities, this heartwarming tale explores themes of love, forgiveness, and second chances.
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What on earth has happened to Dan McSwaine? When Lizzie Blake knocks on the door of Dan McSwaine's beach house at Middle Point, she barely recognises the man who answers. Whatever happened to the guy who swaggered into her hometown with a grin and left with her heart in his back pocket? Lizzie wonders if he'll ever be that man again—and if she should risk everything she's built her life on to help him.

Dan can't normally bear to be more than ten minutes from a hip bar, an imported beer, and a group of hot women. So what is he doing holed up in a falling down beach shack at Middle Point? All he knows is that he's made some crazy decisions since the night a truck slammed into his car and almost killed him. The first one was to think that buying a crumbling piece of coastal real estate was a good idea. The second crazy decision was to try to hide away from the world when a woman like Lizzie Blake is determined to drag him right back into it...

Someone Like You by Victoria Purman delves into themes of love, redemption, and the courage to face life's toughest decisions. Explore the journey of two people trying to reconnect and rediscover what truly matters.

Series: The Boys of Summer Series

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Someone Like You (The Boys of Summer, #2)

What on earth has happened to Dan McSwaine? When Lizzie Blake knocks on the door of Dan McSwaine's beach house at Middle Point, she barely recognises the man who answers. Whatever happened to the guy who swaggered into her hometown with a grin and left with her heart in his back pocket? Lizzie wonders if he'll ever be that man...

By Victoria Purman

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781743567739

Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises (Australia) Pty Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 January 2014

Country: Australia

Imprint: Mira

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 462g

Pages: 352

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Contemporary Romance Fiction General Fiction Romance Series: The Boys of Summer Series Victoria Purman

About the Author

Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Her last book The Radio Hour was an Australian bestseller, as were her previous novels. Her earlier novel The Three Miss Allens was a USA Today bestseller. She is a regular guest at writers festivals, a mentor and workshop presenter and has been a judge in the fiction category for the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize. To find out more, visit Victoria's website, victoriapurman.com.You can also follow her on Facebook or Instagram (@victoriapurmanauthor).

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