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This Summer Will Be Different

By: Carley Fortune
Narrated by: AJ Bridel, Carley Fortune
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ A glorious and tantalizing escape from #1 New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune.

This summer they’ll keep their promise. This summer they won't give into temptation. This summer will be different.

Lucy is the tourist vacationing at a beach house on Prince Edward Island. Felix is the local who shows her a very good time. The only problem: Lucy doesn’t know he’s her best friend’s younger brother. Lucy and Felix’s chemistry is unreal, but the list of reasons why they need to stay away from each other is long, and they vow to never repeat that electric night again.

It’s easier said than done.

Each year, Lucy escapes to PEI for a big breath of coastal air, fresh oysters and crisp vinho verde with her best friend, Bridget. Every visit begins with a long walk on the beach, beneath soaring red cliffs and a golden sun. And every visit, Lucy promises herself she won’t wind up in Felix’s bed. Again.

If Lucy can’t help being drawn to Felix, at least she’s always kept her heart out of it.

When Bridget suddenly flees Toronto a week before her wedding, Lucy drops everything to follow her to the island. Her mission is to help Bridget through her crisis and resist the one man she’s never been able to. But Felix’s sparkling eyes and flirty quips have been replaced with something new, and Lucy’s beginning to wonder just how safe her heart truly is. Best of 2024 Coming of Age Editors Select Genre Fiction Women's Fiction Women's Voices Heartfelt Feel-Good

Interview: Carley Fortune whisks listeners away to Prince Edward Island for "This Summer Will Be Different"

This Summer Will Be Different
'...and I not only fell in love with Prince Edward Island but I fell in love more with my best friend too.'
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  • '...and I not only fell in love with Prince Edward Island but I fell in love more with my best friend too.'

Editorial Review

A romantic summer listen with a charming setting
Carley Fortune writes a vacation romance like no other. In This Summer Will Be Different, she transports us to Prince Edward Island, the beautiful backdrop to a forbidden love story between Lucy and Felix, her best friend’s brother. AJ Bridel’s tender performance perfectly complements this heartfelt story. Alternating between present day and flashbacks to the summers the couple clandestinely spent together beneath the soaring red cliffs and golden sun of PEI, we become deeply invested not only in their sexy romance, but also the special relationship Lucy has with her friend Bridget. I listened to this story while on vacation and nearly devoured it in one sitting. I can’t recommend this one enough for your next trip to the beach, the pool, or even the grocery store, for a truly satisfying escape. — Margaret H., Audible Editor

Beautiful Romance • Heartwarming Friendships • Excellent Performance • Vivid Setting Descriptions • Summer Atmosphere

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I love the Author, but this book seems very childish, like it was written by a very young person, imagining adulthood.
I did love the choice of location and hoping to travel there one day.

childish but sweet

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Lots of mispronouncing of words and sounding uninterested at times in the story. I’m shocked that this could be the author reading her own story. The story was ok. I agree that the way the lead behaved was immature and all of Bridget’s drama was way over the top for what actually ended up being the issue.

The narration is bad

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The main characters lacked depth until the last few chapters. It was a struggle to finish unlike the other books by this author.

Lacked depth

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this was a very soft and cute love story between family friends and how relationships begin and flourish into a beautiful story about true love honesty and life moving fowardno matter the direction you chose to go.

outstanding read for summer

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I laughed and cried! I loved this book as much as Every Summer After, which I adored! The chemistry between Lucy and Felix is off the charts!!! The loyal friendship between Lucy and Brigitte is so sweet. This is such a great feel good story that kept pulling me along that I couldn’t put it down. I will read this one again and again. A true beach read book. AJ Breidel is amazing as always and brought the characters to life!

FUN FUN FUN!

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