It Happened One Summer – Published 2021
“Piper Bellinger is fashionable, influential, and her reputation as a wild child means the paparazzi are constantly on her heels. When too much champagne and an out-of-control rooftop party lands Piper in the slammer, her stepfather decides enough is enough. So he cuts her off, and sends Piper and her sister to learn some responsibility running their late father’s dive bar… in Washington.
Piper hasn’t even been in Westport for five minutes when she meets big, bearded sea captain Brendan, who thinks she won’t last a week outside of Beverly Hills. So what if Piper can’t do math, and the idea of sleeping in a shabby apartment with bunk beds gives her hives. How bad could it really be? She’s determined to show her stepfather—and the hot, grumpy local—that she’s more than a pretty face.
Except it’s a small town and everywhere she turns, she bumps into Brendan. The fun-loving socialite and the gruff fisherman are polar opposites, but there’s an undeniable attraction simmering between them. Piper doesn’t want any distractions, especially feelings for a man who sails off into the sunset for weeks at a time. Yet as she reconnects with her past and begins to feel at home in Westport, Piper starts to wonder if the cold, glamorous life she knew is what she truly wants. LA is calling her name, but Brendan—and this town full of memories—may have already caught her heart.” – Goodreads
THOUGHTS
Thank you to PHRAudio for the ALC of this perfect summer read!
This is the fourth book I’ve read by Tessa Bailey, and while I’ve enjoyed them all, this is by far my favorite! It’s funny, steamy, and so sweet.
A small town, coastal town with a famous Instagram influencer…so many things could go wrong, but instead so many go right. Brendan is the ultimate book boyfriend; he is open and honest with how he feels, he’s very romantic, and he is so considerate.
I absolutely loved this one!
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