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Cover of Sarah MacLean’s These Summer Storms

“I Notice You” Her whole life she tried hard not to be noticed, but it never felt as dangerous as it was when this man – all strong hands and set jaw – noticed her. As if she didn’t have enough mess to contend with.”

These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean

August 13, 2025 by NTE Leave a Comment

Do you have any authors that you feel like, if you met them in real life, you’d just automatically be friends? Something about their voice, their tone, their sense of humor, the way their background characters lovingly put up with their stupid-ass, obviously-in-love-but-too-blind-to-see-it best friends : Just something about how they write hits you exactly right and you’re convinced, “Yes, this person and I are obviously simpatico, long-lost BFFs”? The author that most fits into that category for me is Sarah MacLean. Now, this may be […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbrbingo17, families, Romance, Sarah Maclean, These Summer Storms

NTE's CBR17 Review No:19 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbrbingo17, families, Romance, Sarah Maclean, These Summer Storms ·
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Strong Succession vibes in Maclean’s new contemporary

These Summer Storms by Sarah Maclean

July 8, 2025 by Malin 3 Comments

4.5 stars CBR17 Book Bingo: Family Thanks to Random House and Netgalley for this ARC. My opinions are my own. Alice Storm hasn’t had any contact with her family for five years, since she went public with some unsavoury company secrets and her father disowned her. Now her larger-than-life father, Franklin Storm, is dead, and she has to return to the family’s private island off Rhode Island to pay her respects. She isn’t planning on staying past the funeral, but it seems even in death, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: ARC, cbr17, cbr17bingo, contemporary fiction, dysfunctional family, games, grief, Malin, NetGalley, rich people problems, Romance, Sarah Maclean, secrets, These Summer Storms

Malin's CBR17 Review No:33 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: ARC, cbr17, cbr17bingo, contemporary fiction, dysfunctional family, games, grief, Malin, NetGalley, rich people problems, Romance, Sarah Maclean, secrets, These Summer Storms ·
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