Summer After Summer (Harlequin Everlasting Love #16) [Mass Market Paperback]

Ann DeFee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2007

In the summer of '73, Jasmine and Charlie share a secret place by the river. Somewhere to laugh and dream on hot Texas nights. A place for making memories. For getting close... Then Jazzy's girlfriend Bunny drops a bombshell that brings an end to teenage innocence-- and the beginning of life without Charlie.

It's the summer of '93 and Jazzy's got a rock on her finger and a successful architectural practice in California. Yet something's missing. She bumps into Charlie at their high school reunion, and their feelings and shared memories are as powerful as ever. But before they can do anything about it, an urgent plea calls Jazzy away once more.

This summer... Her marriage over, Jaz heads for home again. For Texas. And for Charlie... This time, she knows it's forever.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373654189
• ISBN-13: 978-0373654185
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,984,006 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars interesting romantic saga, September 12, 2007

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This review is from: Summer After Summer (Harlequin Everlasting Love #16) (Mass Market Paperback)

In 1973 Texas, Jasmine Boudreaux loves Charlie Morrison, but he is dating her close friend Bunny Bennett. Loyalty to her pal keeps Jaz from pursuing Charlie. Even after he breaks off with Bunny, she sees him briefly, but leaves for college.

They meet again at their twentieth anniversary high school reunion where she realizes she still loves Charlie. However, she is marrying her California architectural business partner. So they go their separate ways.

In 2007, a divorced Jasmine has returned to Texas to start anew. Widower Charlie is a local pediatrician raising his son in their hometown. When they meet, neither has an adult entanglement, but he must tend to his son's needs first and she fears the hurt commitment causes.

This is an interesting romance that shows love survives even distance in time and place. Over three decades Jaz and Charlie never seem to time it right until now. As they enter middle age, Jaz vows to spend the rest of her life with the man she always loved, but will Charlie agree? Although the 1993 segue seems pale as the angst seems overly dramatic especially compared to 1973 and the present, fans will enjoy this character study of love remaining strong through three decades.

Harriet Klausner