"I love the romance, but there are bigger issues the author tackles in this book that is appropriate for older teens and young adults and felt realistic." - Constance DESCRIPTION "When I think of my summers spent at Aunt Sookie’s Malibu “pad” as she called it, I think about first kisses, first love, and first heartbreak. I think about my friendship with Rachel Donovan and her brothers Nathaniel (Nat) and Drew. I think of all the sunsets, dawns, and first attempts. And then there was this summer, the summer I grew up, in more ways than one, and everyone noticed, especially the boys, especially Nat." – Summer Jones Summer has always looked forward to spending her summers at her Aunt's beach house with the Donovans. To her, summers at Aunt Sookie's beach house was magical, especially getting to spend time with the Donovans - her best friend Rachel and Rachel's brothers Nathaniel, and Drew. Here at Aunt Sookie's beach house, they can be anyone and anything they dreamed. For Summer, she had always wished to become as pretty as Rachel and for her brothers to think of her as more than Rachel's friend. For Nat and Drew, summers at Aunt Sookie's beach house meant fun and escape, a place where they go to with their mom and sister for the summer, escaped to the beach, away from city life. They never thought this summer would be different. They never thought things would change as much as they did, that there would be a second chance for everything good and bad, including love and romance...and it all began with them falling for and loving Summer. *A new adult contemporary romance with an edge. Book 1 is suitable for older teens, young adults, and college age. Loving Summer is a sweet romance that contains social issues such as coming of age, mental illness, divorce, depression, death, and family.
Kailin Gow is a million-selling author who has written and published close to 700 books under her name and various pen names in multiple genres since 2001. She is also an award-winning filmmaker whose films has screened all over the world including Cannes, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Japan, Korea, India, Germany, and Greece. Her books Bitter Frost and PULSE Vampires have been made into video games and is currently filming as featured films. She has been named as the most prolific Asian American author, and has been quoted as the representative for AAPI Heritage Week. Currently, two of her book series, Red Genesis, co-written by Kira G. and her science fiction romance series FADE have been optioned by the Netflix Top 2 Overall film production company Wish Dragon. She is set to write and direct the AAPI diverse cast featured film of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. As an actress, she is currently in pre-production to star in 4 AAPI-led films, including her enemies-to-lover novel based on her relative’s ramen factory called Ramen Romance and her real-life experience as an author who has organized some of the biggest book signing events in her novel Love Letters from Las Vegas. Go to KailinGow.com tfor updates and news.