Love And Summer

The inimitable William Trevor returns with a story of suspicion, guilt, forbidden love and the possibility of starting over. It’s summer, and nothing much is happening in Rathmoye. So it doesn’t go unnoticed when a dark-haired stranger begins photographing the mourners at Mrs. Connulty’s funeral. Florian Kilderry couldn’t know that the Connultys were said to own half the town. But Miss Connulty resolves to keep an eye on Florian … and she becomes a witness to the ensuing events. In a characteristically masterful way, Trevor evokes the passions and frustrations in an Irish town during one long summer.

"Unbearably moving" - Spectator (London) "A subtle, surprising, sometimes agonizing tale of young love and passion." - Julie Myerson "The latest item from William Trevor's venerable suitcase, is a thrilling work of art."—The New York Times Book Review In spare, exquisite prose, master storyteller William Trevor presents a haunting love story about the choices of the heart, and the passions and frustrations of three lives during one long summer. Ellie is a shy orphan girl from the hill country, married to a man whose life has been blighted by an unspeakable tragedy. She lives a quiet life in the Irish village of Rathmoye, until she meets Florian Kilderry, a young photographer preparing to leave Ireland and his past forever. The chance intersection of these two lost souls sets in motion a poignant love affair that requires Ellie to make an impossible choice.

The story of a frustrated romance between a young, married ex-convent girl and a visiting stranger in a small Irish town over one long summer.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery comes an unforgettable tale about finding friendship with the unlikeliest person… As the owner of Twisted, Seattle’s best salons, Erica knows that the sharpest cuts come from the people we love. She’s terrified that she’s losing her teen daughter, Summer, to her “other” family, especially to her stepmom, Allison. All it takes to blow up Allison’s happy life is one collect call. From prison. Her beloved husband, Peter, has been arrested, leaving Allison pregnant, broke, scared and alone with a toddler. But when her stepdaughter ferrets out the truth, the teen rushes to the last person Allison wants to ask for help—her husband’s battle-ax ex. Erica would do anything for Summer, even take in the woman her daughter loves like a second mom. Allison feels intimidated by Erica—a woman who would never let herself become so dependent on a man. But the more time they spend together, the more Allison realizes what Erica truly needs is a friend. Can two women who married the same man move beyond their complicated past and rethink what it means to be family? Discover more beach reads by Susan Mallery: The Summer Book Club The Happiness Plan The Sister Effect The Boardwalk Bookshop The Summer Getaway

In Finding Love On Summer Hill discover the special relationship between two shelties and their human family. Candy is rescued from a shelter and comes to live at Summer Hill Farm. After being abandoned she has many fears and goes to Hershey, another sheltie, for advice. Find out how Hershey reveals an important secret that teaches Candy how to love, and be loved, for the first time in her life!

Welcome to Ginsburg, Michigan where summer might not go as planned, but love finds a way despite the odds. All Last Summer: Lila ditches her study abroad trip with her boyfriend after catching him cheating and lands a job with her ex's arrogant buddy Aidan. Lila and Aidan find common ground, but dating her ex's BFF goes against every plan she's made. Sunset Summer: Good girl Holli is spending the summer with her grandparents as punishment for a party-gone-wrong. Bad boy Will in her community service group may be her only friend, but he's nothing but trouble. Only appearances aren't what they seem. Big Wild Summer: Elena is humiliated by a prank at her new summer theme park job. Worse, her crush was in on it. Exiled to the "loser" end of the park, Elena discovers the misfit staff are misunderstood, especially the big scary dude, Jonah. Free Wheeling Summer: Chelsea isn't ready for college like her over-achieving friends, so the chance to join a roller derby team is just the confidence boost she needs. Only her new crush turns out to be the coach of the rival team, her team's sworn enemies. This collection includes four full length young adult novels: All Last Summer, Sunset Summer, Big Wild Summer, Free Wheeling Summer

Finally, the last day of summer was here. I gazed at the man that I fell in love with in only one season. His brown eyes had become inflamed with streaks of red lightening. His demeanor was not anything that I had fallen in love with. His heart was distant. Our love that began like morning dew, was now filled with a treacherous storm. This storm would separate our love and leave us with our own questions to rebuild or live with defeat. Somehow I knew that without a hesitation that our love would exceed beyond one season.Summer tried his best to hide the secrets I had dug deep to see. From my expression, he knew that I was ready to evolve into a new season, alone. As midnight came, so ended the season of summer. I pleaded with him at the beginning of the season to follow my lead, but there wasn't a change in our forecast of love in sight.Although, I was leaving, my heart prayed that he would heal over the winter. Before we parted, he cradled me as tight as he could and finally walked away with more of my hope that his own. One day in a new season of winter that struggled to release it's clench, our love awakened by a shimmer of hope. In faith I reached out my hand toward Summer and he clenched it tight. It was as if our love was reborn. Once we departed, I waited for the next season of Summer to arrive. As the seasons changed, I would get a false sense of anticipation creating bouts of stimulation and excitement that he would make it back into my arms. And then one early spring morning there was a knock at the door. I was sure that it was Summer, but it was too early in the year for his return...

Maybe it's the long, lazy days, or maybe it's the heat making everyone a little bit crazy. Whatever the reason, summer is the perfect time for love to bloom. Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories, written by twelve bestselling young adult writers and edited by the international bestselling Stephanie Perkins, will have you dreaming of sunset strolls by the lake. So set out your beach chair and grab your sunglasses. You have twelve reasons this summer to soak up the sun and fall in love.

This is a fabulous collection of three stories guaranteed to keep you entertained this summer!

An uplifting new story of family and friendship from New York Times bestselling author, Susan Mallery