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The Summer He Came Home (2013)

by Juliana Stone(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1402274807 (ISBN13: 9781402274800)

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English

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Romance

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Bad Boys of Crystal Lake

review 1: 3 1/2 StarsThis was like a Cinderella story -- if Cinderella was a single mom.Maggie is new to Crystal Lake and she wants to fly under the radar. She cleans house, takes care of her little boy and keeps to herself. She is hiding and she doesn't want anyone to know why.Cain, a rock star and celebrity comes home when his best friend, like-a-brother dies. His life is complicated and being home is a reprieve from his insane lifestyle.Cain and Maggie's love story is very sweet and I love the way Cain woos her. I loved that once he made up is mind about Maggie, there was no backing down.This is really well written and the beginning was perfect, intensely welcoming. The pacing near the end was a little slow and I found myself skipping to dialogue but, still a very enjoyable ... morebook.
review 2: Reviewed by JoAnneBook provided by the NetGalley for reviewReview originally posted at Romancing the BookWow – what a great read with great complex characters. The Bad Boys all had their own lives now that they are grown but reunited at a funeral back in their hometown of Crystal Lake when one of them was killed in Afghanistan. Seeing their sorrow, anguish and anger but also them dealing with their life the way it is now was often gut wrenching and dark but there were moments of lightness as they reminisced about their lives growing up, their life at school and on the football team, the girls they scored with and/or dated and the pranks they played and often times got in trouble for.The chemistry between Maggie and Cain was powerful no matter how often they originally fought it and tried to ignore it – especially Maggie. Watching Cain get through her defenses and find out about what she was running from plus give her son Michael the father figure he needed was heartwarming. Also seeing how the townspeople interacted with each other and brought back Cain into their fold is to me the epitome of small town life. There was sorrow, hate, tears, laughter, happiness, love, romance, music and camaraderie. The descriptions of the lake, the town, the homes and cottages made me wish I could be there.There was wonderful closure but I knew we’d be meeting up with the Bad Boys and their families and friends again since there is so much more story to tell. When I went to the author’s webpage I was oh so right since book two in the series will be out in October and I for one can’t wait to read it! Stone will definitely be added to my ever growing TBR pile.Favorite Quote: Like the previous night, she’d tossed and turned, mumbled things he couldn’t understand. He knew she was holding back the part of her that was scared, and even though he wanted her to let him in, he was afraid to push. She need to come around on her own. She needed to learn to trust him with her secrets. less

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