It Happened One Summer: A Novel

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The first in a spicy and unforgettable rom-com duology from #1 New York Times bestseller and tik tok favorite Tessa Bailey, in which a Hollywood It Girl is cut off from her wealthy family and exiled to a small Pacific Northwest beach town... where she butts heads with a surly, sexy local who thinks she doesnt belong.

Piper Bellinger is fashionable, influential, and her reputation as a wild child means the paparazzi are constantly on her heels. When too much champagne and an out-of-control rooftop party lands Piper in the slammer, her stepfather decides enough is enough. So he cuts her off, and sends Piper and her sister to learn some responsibility running their late fathers dive bar... in Washington.

Piper hasnt even been in Westport for five minutes when she meets big, bearded sea captain Brendan, who thinks she wont last a week outside of Beverly Hills. So what if Piper cant do math, and the idea of sleeping in a shabby apartment with bunk beds gives her hives. How bad could it really be Shes determined to show her stepfatherand the hot, grumpy localthat shes more than a pretty face.

Except its a small town and everywhere she turns, she bumps into Brendan. The fun-loving socialite and the gruff fisherman are polar opposites, but theres an undeniable attraction simmering between them. Piper doesnt want any distractions, especially feelings for a man who sails off into the sunset for weeks at a time. Yet as she reconnects with her past and begins to feel at home in Westport, Piper starts to wonder if the cold, glamorous life she knew is what she truly wants. LA is calling her name, but Brendanand this town full of memoriesmay have already caught her heart.

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A romantic comedy delight. If you loved Schitts Creek, It Happened One Summer will be your absolute jam. Christina Lauren "I put my entire life on hold the moment I opened IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER. I read it in one long, luxurious sitting, reading each page twice, not wanting to miss a moment, and dreading The End. I knew I was reading one of my new favorite books, and I will reread it for years to come, whenever I need a dose of small-town coziness and hard-bodied sea captains. Tessa disarms you with a laugh, heats things up past boiling, and then puts a squeeze inside your heart. The tenderness, vulnerability and heat I am always guaranteed with a Tessa Bailey book are the reasons she is one of my all-time favorite authors." Sally Thorne "Tessa Bailey writes pure magic! It Happened One Summer has everything you could want in a rom-comheartwarming romance, laugh-out-loud humor, and scorching hot chemistry between the lovable socialite and sexy ship captain. I absolutely loved it!" Alexis Daria, bestselling author of You Had Me at Hola "With her singular talent for writing romantic chemistry that is both sparkling sweet and explosively sexy, Tessa Bailey once again deliversIt Happened One Summer is everything I want in a modern romance, with two complicated, appealing leads, a setting that feels lived-in and also fresh, and storytelling you want to sink into even as you cant stop turning pages. The total package from one of the genres very best." Kate Clayborn, author of Love at First "Fans of 'Schitts Creek' will love the premise of Baileys latest work... [a] sexy, drama-filled love story. 'It Happened One Summer' is another great beach read. Plus, laying out in the sun is a perfect excuse for the blush-inducing scenes scattered throughout." USA Today "Schitt's Creek fans, this is the romance read for you." PopSugar (Best Books of July) "Her voice feels as fresh and contemporary as a Netflix rom-com...Bailey writesbanter and rom-com scenarios with aplomb, but for those who like their romance on the spicier side,shes also the Michelangelo of dirty talk. She wields filth like Da Vinci does a paintbrush, and theres a lot to be said for an author who can fill such exchanges with all the requisite heat, enthusiastic consent, and yes, even humor, of such a scenario without veering into corny territory." Entertainment Weekly "Bailey strikes rom-com gold in this outstanding tale...[She] is bound to earn new followers with love scenes hot enough to boil water and a hilariously naveSchitts Creek-inspired protagonist who is clearly out of her depth." Booklist (starred review) "Bailey delivers on her usual trifecta of sharp banter, instant chemistry, and high-heat sex scenes, but they are coupled with intense soul-searching for both Piper and Brendan...Another winning romance from an author at the top of her game." Kirkus Reviews(starred review) When you read a book by Bailey, there are two things you can always count on: sexy, rapid-fire dialogue and scorching love scenes... BookPage.com "This fish-out-of-water story features quirky characters in a charming working-class small town and a steamy, feel-good romance between opposites. Schitts Creek fans who just wanted to see Alexis get her happy ending will flock to this title." Library Journal "Steamy, sexy and fun, youll want to soar through these pages." New York Post

Author Bio

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Tessa Bailey lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and young daughter. When she isn't writing or reading romance, Tessa enjoys a good argument and thirty-minute recipes.