A Stolen Summer

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Say My Name is a dazzling debut about a highly-charged and very sensual affair. Skilfully crafted, original and beautifully written, I loved it! - Santa Montefiore
An older woman. A younger man. A temptation impossible to resist

Wife, mother, friend Eve Armanton is all of these things. But who is she really Now her son has left home, Eve no longer recognises the middle-aged woman staring back at her each morning or the cold, loveless marriage she finds herself left in.

A chance meeting with Micajah Burnett, the son of an old school friend, stirs Eve in ways she hasnt felt in years. Micajah offers youth, desire and freedom and Eve takes the dangerous and liberating step into a passionate affair. Eve is about to discover who she was, who she is and who she can be. Only one thing is certain nothing will ever be the same again

A sweeping and emotionally charged story of forbidden love and self-discovery, perfect for fans of Susan Lewis, Liane Moriarty and Diane Chamberlain.

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Praise for A Stolen Summer:

It is a ravishing love story, hot-blooded, poignant, often dark, filled with yearning, sharply funny, marvellously observed I wished it would go on and on and never stop. Joanna Lumley

Lovely and lyrical. An erotic adventure that will have readers turning the pages well into the night. Candace Bushnell

At last. A sexy and serious novel that deals with that persistent prejudice love between an "older woman" and a younger man. Sensational Rachel Johnson

Absolutely terrific: powerful, beautifully paced, controlled and assured. Elizabeth Buchan

Intriguing, Sexy and Honest Joanna Briscoe

'A delicious novel elegant, poignant, erotic. Kate Beaufoy

Allegra Huston is a fluid, intelligent storyteller, a writer of beautiful, sexy prose. I love her frankly gleeful portrayal of a woman following her own desires and instincts, wherever they lead, to unexpected and unplanned adventures. Say My Name is the Fear of Flying for the 21st century. Kate Christensen, author of The Great Man and Trouble

Say My Name is a dazzling debut about a highly-charged and very sensual affair. Skilfully crafted, original and beautifully written, it is an engaging and erotic read. Loved it! Santa Montefiore

Beguilingly sexy and seriously smart all at once! How unusual, how delightful, how fun! Lara Santoro, author of Mercy and The Boy

Something to heat up your holiday The Daily Express

Author Bio

Allegra Huston has written screenplays, journalism, and one previous book, Love Child: A Memoir of Family Lost and Found (2009). After an early career in UK publishing, including four years as Editorial Director of Weidenfeld & Nicolson, she joined the film company Path as development consultant. She wrote and produced the award-winning short film Good Luck, Mr. Gorski (2011), and is on the editorial staff of the international art and culture magazine Garage. She lives in Taos, New Mexico, with her fourteen-year-old son.