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Fool's Gold #6.2
Almost Summer
Ever since she was young, Paige McLean has longed to see the world. Still, she never imagined the world would land on her doorstep in the form of a charming British surgeon who needs a place to stay when his plans fall through.
After a devastating loss, Alistair Woodbury has vowed to live his life alone. But in all his travels, he hasn't encountered a town as welcoming as Fool's Gold, nor a woman as caring - or as beautiful - as Paige. Her compassion warms him almost as much as their stolen kisses.
When it's Alistair's time to leave, will his brief visit turn into a lifetime stay?
A Fool's Gold series novella.
After a devastating loss, Alistair Woodbury has vowed to live his life alone. But in all his travels, he hasn't encountered a town as welcoming as Fool's Gold, nor a woman as caring - or as beautiful - as Paige. Her compassion warms him almost as much as their stolen kisses.
When it's Alistair's time to leave, will his brief visit turn into a lifetime stay?
A Fool's Gold series novella.
74 pages, ebook
First published May 1, 2012
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About the author
Susan Mallery
862 books15.5k followers#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery writes heartwarming and humorous novels about the relationships that define women's lives—family, friendship, romance. She's best known for putting nuanced characters into emotionally complex, real-life situations with twists that surprise readers to laughter. Because Susan is passionate about animal welfare, pets play a big role in her books. Beloved by millions of readers worldwide, her books have been translated into 28 languages.
Critics have dubbed Mallery "the new queen of romantic fiction." (Walmart) Booklist says, "Romance novels don't get much better than Mallery's expert blend of emotional nuance, humor, and superb storytelling," and RT Book Reviews puts her "in a class by herself!" It's no wonder that her books have spent more than 200 weeks on the USA Today bestsellers list.
Although Susan majored in Accounting, she never worked as an accountant because she was published straight out of college with two books the same month. Sixteen prolific years and seventy-four books later, she hit the New York Times bestsellers list for the first time with Accidentally Yours in 2008. She made many appearances in the Top 10 before (finally) hitting #1 in 2015 with Thrill Me, the twentieth book in her most popular series, the Fool's Gold romances, and the fourth of five books released that year.
Susan lives in Washington state with her husband, two ragdoll cats, and a small poodle with delusions of grandeur. Her heart for animals has led Susan to become an active supporter of the Seattle Humane Society. Visit Susan online at www.SusanMallery.com.
Critics have dubbed Mallery "the new queen of romantic fiction." (Walmart) Booklist says, "Romance novels don't get much better than Mallery's expert blend of emotional nuance, humor, and superb storytelling," and RT Book Reviews puts her "in a class by herself!" It's no wonder that her books have spent more than 200 weeks on the USA Today bestsellers list.
Although Susan majored in Accounting, she never worked as an accountant because she was published straight out of college with two books the same month. Sixteen prolific years and seventy-four books later, she hit the New York Times bestsellers list for the first time with Accidentally Yours in 2008. She made many appearances in the Top 10 before (finally) hitting #1 in 2015 with Thrill Me, the twentieth book in her most popular series, the Fool's Gold romances, and the fourth of five books released that year.
Susan lives in Washington state with her husband, two ragdoll cats, and a small poodle with delusions of grandeur. Her heart for animals has led Susan to become an active supporter of the Seattle Humane Society. Visit Susan online at www.SusanMallery.com.
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November 1, 2025
Didn’t appeal to me. It wasn’t bad, but completely dispensable.
April 10, 2020
ALMOST SUMMER is the sixth book in the Fools Gold series and I can’t believe I waited so long to read this collection of funny and romantic stories. There are forty three books in this series and I’m hoping to get a huge batch of them read this year.
ALMOST SUMMER is the story of Paige McLean. Paige has always lived in Fool’s Gold and has always wanted to travel the world yet would never leave her Aunt Sophie. Now, she has the chance to and still she hasn’t left. When Simon’s friend arrives for a visit while Montana is pregnant (and turns out to have measles), Paige offers to look after him during his illness. Alistair’s british charm and world travels are too much for her to resist. Once again we are faced with a story of a female from Fool’s Gold who falls in love with a man destined to leave town. We’ve seen that before, but it still works. Hang on friends, this story is so funny!!
Make yourself a yummy hot drink, get your favorite blanket and get on the couch. ALMOST SUMMER is an awesome way to spend an hour in the afternoon or evening. I’m so excited to continue with the Fools Gold series and learn more about my new found friends. Once you start ALMOST SUMMER you won’t be able to put it down and will find yourself cheering for Paige and Alistair as they try to navigate their way through a very different and unique situation. Susan Mallery will pull you in from the very first page and never let you go!💜
ALMOST SUMMER is the story of Paige McLean. Paige has always lived in Fool’s Gold and has always wanted to travel the world yet would never leave her Aunt Sophie. Now, she has the chance to and still she hasn’t left. When Simon’s friend arrives for a visit while Montana is pregnant (and turns out to have measles), Paige offers to look after him during his illness. Alistair’s british charm and world travels are too much for her to resist. Once again we are faced with a story of a female from Fool’s Gold who falls in love with a man destined to leave town. We’ve seen that before, but it still works. Hang on friends, this story is so funny!!
Make yourself a yummy hot drink, get your favorite blanket and get on the couch. ALMOST SUMMER is an awesome way to spend an hour in the afternoon or evening. I’m so excited to continue with the Fools Gold series and learn more about my new found friends. Once you start ALMOST SUMMER you won’t be able to put it down and will find yourself cheering for Paige and Alistair as they try to navigate their way through a very different and unique situation. Susan Mallery will pull you in from the very first page and never let you go!💜
October 7, 2019
When Alistair Woodbury needs a place to stay, he goes to live with Paige McLean for a while, and they end up falling in love, but first they have to let go of things in their past so they can start thinking about having a future together. Their love story was really cute, this was another adorable romance.
February 1, 2015
Dr. Alistair Woodbury has arrived in Fool’s Gold for a visit with his friend and colleague, Dr. Simon Bradley (Only Yours, September 2011). Unfortunately, one of Alistair’s vaccinations didn’t take, and he’s infected with measles, thanks to an outbreak among the children in the Southeast Asian village he’s just left. Simon may be a good friend, but since his wife Montana is seven months pregnant, he’s not about to risk her exposure to the disease. Alistair will have to find somewhere else to stay.
Paige McLean, part-time yoga instructor, shows up at the Bradleys for Montana’s yoga lesson and offers Alistair a place to stay. She takes care of the visiting Englishman while he’s ill, and the two soon bond. Both are dealing with grief. Paige’s only family, her great-aunt, a nun who brought her up after Paige was orphaned at five, died only six months ago. Although it has been several years since Alistair’s wife and infant daughter were killed in an automobile accident, his guilt over being out of the country when they died has kept his grief alive. Then there’s the travel. Like Simon, Alistair is a plastic surgeon who goes all over the world to perform surgery on patients with birth defects or injuries. Paige has a passion for travel, but she felt a responsibility to stay in Fool’s Gold to care for her elderly aunt. She also has passionate feelings for the sexy viscount who is her houseguest, feelings fully returned by Alistair who thinks of Paige as his angel.
This is a sweet story, low in conflict but with a definite sizzle factor. Paige is funny and likeable, and Alistair is a dream. Who expects a viscount in a contemporary romance? Spoiler: I was especially pleased that while Alistair, like all other Fool’s Gold visitors, falls in love with the town, he’s not ready to settle in one place. He and Paige will see the world together, returning to Fool’s Gold between trips.
Paige McLean, part-time yoga instructor, shows up at the Bradleys for Montana’s yoga lesson and offers Alistair a place to stay. She takes care of the visiting Englishman while he’s ill, and the two soon bond. Both are dealing with grief. Paige’s only family, her great-aunt, a nun who brought her up after Paige was orphaned at five, died only six months ago. Although it has been several years since Alistair’s wife and infant daughter were killed in an automobile accident, his guilt over being out of the country when they died has kept his grief alive. Then there’s the travel. Like Simon, Alistair is a plastic surgeon who goes all over the world to perform surgery on patients with birth defects or injuries. Paige has a passion for travel, but she felt a responsibility to stay in Fool’s Gold to care for her elderly aunt. She also has passionate feelings for the sexy viscount who is her houseguest, feelings fully returned by Alistair who thinks of Paige as his angel.
This is a sweet story, low in conflict but with a definite sizzle factor. Paige is funny and likeable, and Alistair is a dream. Who expects a viscount in a contemporary romance? Spoiler: I was especially pleased that while Alistair, like all other Fool’s Gold visitors, falls in love with the town, he’s not ready to settle in one place. He and Paige will see the world together, returning to Fool’s Gold between trips.
February 1, 2015
Sweet and short (just 49 pages) story about a visiting doctor and the "angel" that nursed him back to health. Alistair had come to Fool's Gold to visit Simon and Montana (Only Yours), but he has come down with the measles and Montana's pregnant so he can't stay with them. Paige offers to take him in and cares for him through his illness.
I really liked both Alistair and Paige. Alistair is a British doctor who travels the world caring for the underprivileged. He lost his wife and daughter in an accident several years earlier. He carries a lot of guilt and sadness because he wasn't there when it happened and has decided that he won't marry again. But Paige's beauty and caring nature have him wondering what it would be like to be loved again.
Paige is stuck in a bit of a rut. She was raised by her aunt, a nun, after her parents' deaths, and her aunt passed six months ago. Paige has always wanted to travel, but expected to take her aunt along, and is now having trouble motivating herself to go. Listening to Alistair's stories and telling him her dreams, he gives her the push to follow them. But as she's making her plans, she realizes that there's someone she can picture being with her at last.
The story may have been short, but it had all the best parts of a Fool's Gold story. Paige is sweet and fun, Her gentle teasing is just what the brooding Alistair needs to finally move past his grief. Alistair is the hero, healed by the love of a good woman. He's a little bewildered by what he's feeling, and I loved the conversation he had with Simon. Though we only see a few of the series regulars, the caring nature of the people of Fool's Gold is illustrated by the food provided to Paige while Alistair is sick. I loved the ending, which incorporates both the love of travel Paige and Alistair have and their love of Fool's Gold.
I really liked both Alistair and Paige. Alistair is a British doctor who travels the world caring for the underprivileged. He lost his wife and daughter in an accident several years earlier. He carries a lot of guilt and sadness because he wasn't there when it happened and has decided that he won't marry again. But Paige's beauty and caring nature have him wondering what it would be like to be loved again.
Paige is stuck in a bit of a rut. She was raised by her aunt, a nun, after her parents' deaths, and her aunt passed six months ago. Paige has always wanted to travel, but expected to take her aunt along, and is now having trouble motivating herself to go. Listening to Alistair's stories and telling him her dreams, he gives her the push to follow them. But as she's making her plans, she realizes that there's someone she can picture being with her at last.
The story may have been short, but it had all the best parts of a Fool's Gold story. Paige is sweet and fun, Her gentle teasing is just what the brooding Alistair needs to finally move past his grief. Alistair is the hero, healed by the love of a good woman. He's a little bewildered by what he's feeling, and I loved the conversation he had with Simon. Though we only see a few of the series regulars, the caring nature of the people of Fool's Gold is illustrated by the food provided to Paige while Alistair is sick. I loved the ending, which incorporates both the love of travel Paige and Alistair have and their love of Fool's Gold.
May 6, 2012
Only thing that could have made this better is if it had been a full length book rather than a novella.
January 8, 2015
Two-haiku review:
He's sick with measles
She takes him in, cares for him
And then falls for him
Love this novella
Fool's Gold but could stand alone
Well done characters
He's sick with measles
She takes him in, cares for him
And then falls for him
Love this novella
Fool's Gold but could stand alone
Well done characters
May 9, 2012
Almost Summer
This e-book novella is part of Mallery’s Fool’s Gold series. When Alistair’s visit to his friend, Simon, endangers Simon’s wife, Montana’s pregnancy (he has the measles), Paige offers Alistair a place to stay and nurses his back to health.
Paige is still in mourning for her Aunt, who she grew up with after her parent’s deaths. Paige has always wanted to see the world, but feels stuck in Fool’s Gold, so she turns to Alistair, whose stories about travelling all over the world as a surgeon makes her yearn to follow his lead.
Alistair hasn’t felt the pull to stop his travels, even after the death of his wife and baby daughter, but he sees how at home his friend, Simon, is in Fool’s Gold, and Paige’s presence calls to him.
This is a very sweet book and both characters are likable and fit together well. It really whet my appetite for the next book in the Fool’s Gold series…and stands up to the rest of the books before it, despite the lack of hanky panky that I enjoy in Mallery’s books.
Pecans: 5/5
This e-book novella is part of Mallery’s Fool’s Gold series. When Alistair’s visit to his friend, Simon, endangers Simon’s wife, Montana’s pregnancy (he has the measles), Paige offers Alistair a place to stay and nurses his back to health.
Paige is still in mourning for her Aunt, who she grew up with after her parent’s deaths. Paige has always wanted to see the world, but feels stuck in Fool’s Gold, so she turns to Alistair, whose stories about travelling all over the world as a surgeon makes her yearn to follow his lead.
Alistair hasn’t felt the pull to stop his travels, even after the death of his wife and baby daughter, but he sees how at home his friend, Simon, is in Fool’s Gold, and Paige’s presence calls to him.
This is a very sweet book and both characters are likable and fit together well. It really whet my appetite for the next book in the Fool’s Gold series…and stands up to the rest of the books before it, despite the lack of hanky panky that I enjoy in Mallery’s books.
Pecans: 5/5
August 13, 2015
Otra novelita corta que me ventilo de la saga Fool's Gold de Susan Mallery. Ainssssss me encanta!!!!!!!!
Pero qué ñoña estoy...jejejeje
En fin...otro snack literario muy agradable de leer para pasar un ratito light y romanticón.
Un prestigioso cirujano que trabaja recorriendo el mundo y ayudando a los más desfavorecidos. Viudo, perdió a su mujer y a su hija pequeña en un accidente de coche y él ni siquiera estaba en su país cuando sucedió. Desde entonces, se ha sumergido más aún en su trabajo, hasta que sus pasos le llevan a Fool's Gold, a visitar a un amigo y cirujano también. Pero nada más llegar cae enfermo, y se ve recogido en la casa de Paige, una mujer que trabaja en varios sitios a la vez y que nunca ha salido de su pueblo, aunque se muere de ganas de hacerlo.
Mientras Paige cuida de él y éste se recupera, ambos se van acercando cada vez más, y descubren que el otro es exactamente lo que estaban esperando y lo que necesitaban.
Love is in the air...
Aisssssss *corazones por todos lados*
En fin...
Pero qué ñoña estoy...jejejeje
En fin...otro snack literario muy agradable de leer para pasar un ratito light y romanticón.
Un prestigioso cirujano que trabaja recorriendo el mundo y ayudando a los más desfavorecidos. Viudo, perdió a su mujer y a su hija pequeña en un accidente de coche y él ni siquiera estaba en su país cuando sucedió. Desde entonces, se ha sumergido más aún en su trabajo, hasta que sus pasos le llevan a Fool's Gold, a visitar a un amigo y cirujano también. Pero nada más llegar cae enfermo, y se ve recogido en la casa de Paige, una mujer que trabaja en varios sitios a la vez y que nunca ha salido de su pueblo, aunque se muere de ganas de hacerlo.
Mientras Paige cuida de él y éste se recupera, ambos se van acercando cada vez más, y descubren que el otro es exactamente lo que estaban esperando y lo que necesitaban.
Love is in the air...
Aisssssss *corazones por todos lados*
En fin...
July 28, 2016
Casi Verano es otra de las novelas cortas dentro de la saga Fool's Gold y tiene a Paige y Alistair como protagonistas.
Asi como la novela anterior me gusto mucho y no me hubiera importado que fuera mas larga, con esta lectura me paso lo contrario, para ser una novela ( menos de 60 paginas ) se me hizo un poco pesada, quizas porque la relacion de Alistair y Paige me parecio muy rapida e irreal, aun asi para pasar el rato no esta del todo mal.
2 Estrellas!
February 24, 2019
Another nice novella - but another person who I was hoping would get a whole story of his own! This is Alistair, the doctor who is friends with Simon-the-surgeon who we encountered on the phone in a previous book. We already knew that he'd lost a wife and child so I was hoping we'd get a full length story to show him finding love again. But this is still nice and satisfying even if I wish it was longer!
October 3, 2018
This one should have been a full length story. I hope there's more of this couple later. I was hoping to see Simon's friend come into Fool's Gold. But this romance went way too fast. Love both characters too much to rush through their story.
October 29, 2020
I am so loving this series. Falling in love with every character. Sweet but not sappy.
February 9, 2025
Almost Summer is book 6.2 in Susan Mallery's Fool's Gold series. Paige McLean's world changed when Alistair Woodbury came to Fool's Gold and needed a place to recuperate from the measles. Paige Mclean provided Alistair with a place to stay. Paige and Alistair both have secrets that control their lives. Will the time together allow them to open up with each other so they can heal? The readers of Almost Summer will continue to follow Alistair Woodbury and Paige Mclean to discover what happens.
Almost Summer is an enjoyable novella and the second book I have read by Susan Mallery. I enjoy how Susan Mallery incorporates grief and guilt into her plot and how they affect the people involved. I engaged with this book from the first page and enjoyed the way the characters intertwine with each other throughout this book. I did love Susan Mallery's portrayal of her characters and how they interact with each other. Almost Summer is well-written and researched by Susan Mallery. I like Susan Mallery's description of the settings, which complemented the book's plot.
I recommend this book.
Almost Summer is an enjoyable novella and the second book I have read by Susan Mallery. I enjoy how Susan Mallery incorporates grief and guilt into her plot and how they affect the people involved. I engaged with this book from the first page and enjoyed the way the characters intertwine with each other throughout this book. I did love Susan Mallery's portrayal of her characters and how they interact with each other. Almost Summer is well-written and researched by Susan Mallery. I like Susan Mallery's description of the settings, which complemented the book's plot.
I recommend this book.
December 15, 2018
Mit Küssen und Nebenwirkungen von Susan Mallery ist eine weitere Kurzgeschichte der Fool's Gold Reihe. Hier geht es um Paige, welche den kranken Alistair bei sich zu Hause aufnimmt, da er nicht bei seinen Freunden Simon und dessen schwangeren Frau wohnen kann. Schnell entwickelt sich eine Liebesbeziehung zwischen ihnen.
Naja, was soll ich sagen. Auf gut 60 Seiten kann man nicht wirklich eine atemberaubende und spannende Geschichte schreiben. Es gibt keine wirkliche Hintergrundgeschichte und alles passiert sehr schnell. Auch die beiden Charaktere habe ich noch nicht gekannt. Das ist mir neu. Zumindest sind mir beide in den anderen Büchern nicht wirklich aufgefallen.
Trotz schneller Handlung ist das Buch nicht ganz schlecht. Eine Kurzgeschichte. Ich freue mich aber schon auf mehr.
Naja, was soll ich sagen. Auf gut 60 Seiten kann man nicht wirklich eine atemberaubende und spannende Geschichte schreiben. Es gibt keine wirkliche Hintergrundgeschichte und alles passiert sehr schnell. Auch die beiden Charaktere habe ich noch nicht gekannt. Das ist mir neu. Zumindest sind mir beide in den anderen Büchern nicht wirklich aufgefallen.
Trotz schneller Handlung ist das Buch nicht ganz schlecht. Eine Kurzgeschichte. Ich freue mich aber schon auf mehr.
February 6, 2017
What a beautiful story about two people not particularly looking for love, but finding it accidentally.
This novella is about Paige and Alistair. Paige has always lived in Fool's Gold and has always wanted to travel the world yet always wouldn't leave her Aunt Sophie. Now, she has the chance to yet doesn't make that step.
Alistair has always been a world traveler helping those in need with his surgical/medical knowledge. That is until he becomes very ill with the measles and lands himself in Fool's Gold. This is when he meets Paige and she changes his life forever.
Perfect novella for this much loved series!
This novella is about Paige and Alistair. Paige has always lived in Fool's Gold and has always wanted to travel the world yet always wouldn't leave her Aunt Sophie. Now, she has the chance to yet doesn't make that step.
Alistair has always been a world traveler helping those in need with his surgical/medical knowledge. That is until he becomes very ill with the measles and lands himself in Fool's Gold. This is when he meets Paige and she changes his life forever.
Perfect novella for this much loved series!
July 8, 2012
This quick short was fun and just what the Fool's Gold stories are about. I thought their first meeting was funny, but even funnier was Alister thinking that Paige was an angel. The town dropping by with all sorts of food had me laughing. The frank man to man talk between Alister and Simon was something I didn't expect, but thought it was great. The ending was perfect as it fit them both.
May 7, 2012
Simple sweet warm short novella.
February 15, 2016
Great story
Once again a great love story in Fool's Gold. I only wish it would have been longer. I would like to know these characters better.
Once again a great love story in Fool's Gold. I only wish it would have been longer. I would like to know these characters better.
March 3, 2018
This is another cute story with a very interesting beginning. The hero has measles after all or at least the traces of it. I wish this was a longer story. I would have loved to read more.
January 26, 2020
I love Miss Mallery's novella. A good and fun read.
July 19, 2022
Ha sido muy (demasiado) corta pero muy cute 🥰
Cuando Alistair apareció por primera vez en Solo para tí, quise conocerlo mejor. Y la verdad es que esperaba que tuviera su propio libro completo, no una novela corta de 70 páginas. Su personaje, su pasado, todo él podía haber dado infinitamente más de sí, sobre todo más de la "revelación" tan repentina e instantánea que tiene sobre el amor, su pasado y Paige en Almost Summer.
Pero no puedo decir que no haya disfrutado de la lectura. Como siempre, se lee en un suspiro (yo la leí en una mañana) y Paige es adorable y encantadora. ¡Y me ha encantado que tenga aspiraciones en la vida! Que no sea como las otras protagonistas que hemos conocido hasta ahora, cuyo único interés en la vida (prácticamente) era conocer a un buen maromo, casarse, tener hijos y un perro y la gran casa blanca y grande.
Así que super punto a favor que esta historia no acabara con Alistair pidiéndole matrimonio a Paige 🙌🏼
Pero es cierto que en 70 páginas, por muy entretenidas y encantadoras que sean, la historia y la relación de ambos ocurre en un abrir y cerrar de ojos. No puedo darle más de 2⭐🥺
Cuando Alistair apareció por primera vez en Solo para tí, quise conocerlo mejor. Y la verdad es que esperaba que tuviera su propio libro completo, no una novela corta de 70 páginas. Su personaje, su pasado, todo él podía haber dado infinitamente más de sí, sobre todo más de la "revelación" tan repentina e instantánea que tiene sobre el amor, su pasado y Paige en Almost Summer.
Pero no puedo decir que no haya disfrutado de la lectura. Como siempre, se lee en un suspiro (yo la leí en una mañana) y Paige es adorable y encantadora. ¡Y me ha encantado que tenga aspiraciones en la vida! Que no sea como las otras protagonistas que hemos conocido hasta ahora, cuyo único interés en la vida (prácticamente) era conocer a un buen maromo, casarse, tener hijos y un perro y la gran casa blanca y grande.
Así que super punto a favor que esta historia no acabara con Alistair pidiéndole matrimonio a Paige 🙌🏼
Pero es cierto que en 70 páginas, por muy entretenidas y encantadoras que sean, la historia y la relación de ambos ocurre en un abrir y cerrar de ojos. No puedo darle más de 2⭐🥺
September 17, 2015
Author: Susan Mallery
First published: May 2012
Length: 7 chapters
Setting: Contemporary. Smalltown (Fool's Gold).
Sex: Closed Door. Once.
Hero: Surgeon
Heroine: Ditzy Jane of All Trades
A short little novella and my first visit to Fool's Gold. Sweet characters and a light touch. Sex is behind closed doors. A rapid move to HEA.
Nice and easy. The sort of story you'd find in a women's mag.
2.5 stars, rounded up. It's a nice example.
Fool's Gold series:
Book 1 Chasing Perfect - Charity Jones and Josh Golden
Book 2 Almost Perfect- Liz Sutton and Ethan Hendrix
Book 2.5 (novella) Sister of the Bride - Katie McCormick and Jackson
Book 3 Finding Perfect - Pia O'Brian and Raoul Moreno
Book 4 Only Mine - Dakota Hendrix and Finn Anderssen
Book 5 Only Yours - Montana Hendrix and Simon Bradley
Book 6 Only His - Nevada Hendrix and Tucker Janack
Book 6.5 (novella) Only Us - Carina Fiore and Cameron McKenzie
Book 6.6 (novella) Almost Summer - Paige McLean and Alistair Woodbury
Book 7 Summer Days - Rafe Stryker and Heidi Simpson
Book 8 Summer Nights - Shane Stryker and Annabelle Weiss
Book 9 All Summer Long - Clay Stryker and Chantal (Charlie) Dixon
Book 9.5 A Fool's Gold Christmas - Evie Stryker and Dante Jefferson
Book 9.6 (novella) Halfway There - Fayrene Hopkins and Ryan Patterson
Book 10 Just One Kiss - Justice Garrett and Patience McGraw
Book 11 Two of a Kind - Felicia Swift and Gideon Boylan
Book 12 Three Little Words - Isabel Beebe and Ford Hendrix
Book 12.5 Fool's Gold Cookbook - Ana Raquel and Greg
Book 12.6 Christmas on 4th Street- Noelle Perkins and Gabriel Boylan
Book 13 When We Met - Angel Whittaker and Taryn Crawford
Book 14 Before We Kiss - Sam Ridge and Dellina Hopkins
Book 15 Until We Touch - Jack McGarry and Larissa Owens
Book 15.5 (novella) Yours for Christmas - Bailey Voss and Kenny Scott
Book 16 Hold Me - Destiny Mills and Kipling Gilmore
Book 17 Kiss Me - Phoebe Kitzke and Zane Nicholson
Book 18 Thrill Me - Maya Farlow and Del Mitchell
Book 19 Marry Me at Christmas - Madeline Krug and Jonny Blaze
References:
Author's website: www.susanmallery.com
Fool's Gold website: www.Foolsgold.ca
(Read in Fool's Gold Collection Volume 3)
-CR-
First published: May 2012
Length: 7 chapters
Setting: Contemporary. Smalltown (Fool's Gold).
Sex: Closed Door. Once.
Hero: Surgeon
Heroine: Ditzy Jane of All Trades
A short little novella and my first visit to Fool's Gold. Sweet characters and a light touch. Sex is behind closed doors. A rapid move to HEA.
Nice and easy. The sort of story you'd find in a women's mag.
2.5 stars, rounded up. It's a nice example.
Fool's Gold series:
Book 1 Chasing Perfect - Charity Jones and Josh Golden
Book 2 Almost Perfect- Liz Sutton and Ethan Hendrix
Book 2.5 (novella) Sister of the Bride - Katie McCormick and Jackson
Book 3 Finding Perfect - Pia O'Brian and Raoul Moreno
Book 4 Only Mine - Dakota Hendrix and Finn Anderssen
Book 5 Only Yours - Montana Hendrix and Simon Bradley
Book 6 Only His - Nevada Hendrix and Tucker Janack
Book 6.5 (novella) Only Us - Carina Fiore and Cameron McKenzie
Book 6.6 (novella) Almost Summer - Paige McLean and Alistair Woodbury
Book 7 Summer Days - Rafe Stryker and Heidi Simpson
Book 8 Summer Nights - Shane Stryker and Annabelle Weiss
Book 9 All Summer Long - Clay Stryker and Chantal (Charlie) Dixon
Book 9.5 A Fool's Gold Christmas - Evie Stryker and Dante Jefferson
Book 9.6 (novella) Halfway There - Fayrene Hopkins and Ryan Patterson
Book 10 Just One Kiss - Justice Garrett and Patience McGraw
Book 11 Two of a Kind - Felicia Swift and Gideon Boylan
Book 12 Three Little Words - Isabel Beebe and Ford Hendrix
Book 12.5 Fool's Gold Cookbook - Ana Raquel and Greg
Book 12.6 Christmas on 4th Street- Noelle Perkins and Gabriel Boylan
Book 13 When We Met - Angel Whittaker and Taryn Crawford
Book 14 Before We Kiss - Sam Ridge and Dellina Hopkins
Book 15 Until We Touch - Jack McGarry and Larissa Owens
Book 15.5 (novella) Yours for Christmas - Bailey Voss and Kenny Scott
Book 16 Hold Me - Destiny Mills and Kipling Gilmore
Book 17 Kiss Me - Phoebe Kitzke and Zane Nicholson
Book 18 Thrill Me - Maya Farlow and Del Mitchell
Book 19 Marry Me at Christmas - Madeline Krug and Jonny Blaze
References:
Author's website: www.susanmallery.com
Fool's Gold website: www.Foolsgold.ca
(Read in Fool's Gold Collection Volume 3)
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April 10, 2018
(Realistic rating: 4.5 or so for sure! Rounding down just because it's not a fave-fave, not because I feel it's lacking anything in particular.)
A novella that doesn't end in marriage?! Be still, my heart!! Coupled with fun characters, realistic reasons for connection between them, and a solid story arc, and you've got my favorite short from Fool's Gold thus far. (I'm pretty sure Sweeter With You was my favorite when I first read it, so we'll see how it holds up against this!) Paige is adorable, Alistair is fantastic, the Simon and Montana cameos were lovely, and I just... again, cannot stress how great it is that this just ends in a sweet declaration of love and commitment for the future rather than rushing to marriage. There's next to no dumb conflict, just two good people supporting one another, and it's just very soft and warm and happy. Very, very good.
A novella that doesn't end in marriage?! Be still, my heart!! Coupled with fun characters, realistic reasons for connection between them, and a solid story arc, and you've got my favorite short from Fool's Gold thus far. (I'm pretty sure Sweeter With You was my favorite when I first read it, so we'll see how it holds up against this!) Paige is adorable, Alistair is fantastic, the Simon and Montana cameos were lovely, and I just... again, cannot stress how great it is that this just ends in a sweet declaration of love and commitment for the future rather than rushing to marriage. There's next to no dumb conflict, just two good people supporting one another, and it's just very soft and warm and happy. Very, very good.
June 9, 2019
#6.2 in the Fool's Gold romance series
I didn't have many expectations for this novella since we haven't been introduced to these characters in any previous books. But within a couple of pages, I was hooked and loving both of them. Paige is a friend of Heidi and Montana and a long-time resident of Fool's Gold. When Simon's friend arrives for a visit while Montana is pregnant (and turns out to have measles), Paige offers to look after him during his illness. And, of course, the town comes through with casseroles and other help. As he recovers, they get to know each other. Sure, their relationship develops very quickly, but it's sweet and seems like a good fit, so it makes sense. I liked the characters and the story. It was just over too quickly.
I didn't have many expectations for this novella since we haven't been introduced to these characters in any previous books. But within a couple of pages, I was hooked and loving both of them. Paige is a friend of Heidi and Montana and a long-time resident of Fool's Gold. When Simon's friend arrives for a visit while Montana is pregnant (and turns out to have measles), Paige offers to look after him during his illness. And, of course, the town comes through with casseroles and other help. As he recovers, they get to know each other. Sure, their relationship develops very quickly, but it's sweet and seems like a good fit, so it makes sense. I liked the characters and the story. It was just over too quickly.
September 5, 2022
What I read: Almost Summer by Susan Mallery
Why I picked it up: Still reading through the Fool’s Gold series.
How I read it: On Kindle.
What it’s about: Alister, Simon’s friend, comes to town for a visit but needs a place to stay because he’s got the measles. Paige takes him in, no questions asked, to keep her pregnant friend healthy. He travels the world, and she wants to, but has never had the courage.
What I liked: Paige gets to travel, see the world, and also be in love.
What I disliked: I want a story of them going on their adventures. I hope we get that in future stories of the series.
Genre: Small town, travel, closed door.
Rating & Recommendation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ and only as part of the series.
Why I picked it up: Still reading through the Fool’s Gold series.
How I read it: On Kindle.
What it’s about: Alister, Simon’s friend, comes to town for a visit but needs a place to stay because he’s got the measles. Paige takes him in, no questions asked, to keep her pregnant friend healthy. He travels the world, and she wants to, but has never had the courage.
What I liked: Paige gets to travel, see the world, and also be in love.
What I disliked: I want a story of them going on their adventures. I hope we get that in future stories of the series.
Genre: Small town, travel, closed door.
Rating & Recommendation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ and only as part of the series.
October 10, 2019
This novella (2 discs) tells the story of Paige McLean and Dr. Alistair Woodbury. Paige was raised in Fool's Gold by her former nun aunt who's just passed, and Alistair is a British surgeon who travels the world providing his services. Dr. Simon Bradley is Alistair's good friend, so he's come to Fool's Gold to visit, only to come down with the measles as he arrives. With Montana Hendrix Bradley seven months pregnant, he can't stay with them, so he stays with Montana's friend, Paige instead. As she nurses him through the measles, Alistair comes to think of his as his angel, and in just a very short time (and book) they fall in love and start their HEA.
August 28, 2020
This tweener story in the Fool's Gold series is complete, as far a it goes as a short story/novella. There are a couple other characters from the series from both before and after this chronologically, but the story can stand alone.
The story is too short. They meet when he is about to collapse with measles. She takes care of him. They both stew about each other internally. You can guess how it ends.
Paige is every bit the angel he names her. He doesn't exhibit any outstanding characteristics.
Mature themes: some intimate kissing and fondling which leads to undescribed sex.
The story is too short. They meet when he is about to collapse with measles. She takes care of him. They both stew about each other internally. You can guess how it ends.
Paige is every bit the angel he names her. He doesn't exhibit any outstanding characteristics.
Mature themes: some intimate kissing and fondling which leads to undescribed sex.
November 20, 2020
Cute read
This is a short story that could have been so very good long story. Paige had delayed her dream of traveling because she was afraid of the first step. Trying to help her friends, she took in Alistair when he arrived from Europe with the measles. He could not stay with his friends because Montana was pregnant so Paige took him in and nursed him back to health. Because this is a short story, their relationship grew very fast but at least she fulfilled her dream of traveling.
This is a short story that could have been so very good long story. Paige had delayed her dream of traveling because she was afraid of the first step. Trying to help her friends, she took in Alistair when he arrived from Europe with the measles. He could not stay with his friends because Montana was pregnant so Paige took him in and nursed him back to health. Because this is a short story, their relationship grew very fast but at least she fulfilled her dream of traveling.
August 23, 2023
Just a sweet little “novella” or short story set in Fools Gold where so,e other books of Mallory’s have been set.
Unexpectedly, Paige helps her friends when an attractive British friend of theirs shows up infected with measles. Turns out he is a British Lord who is also a traveling doctor, similar to Doctors Without Borders, who wanted to visit his friend, Simon ( also a doctor). Since Simon’s wife is pregnant, Alistair cannot stay with his friend so Paige offers to let him stay with her while he recuperates. Of course, friendship:then romance is muses making for a fun quick little read.
Unexpectedly, Paige helps her friends when an attractive British friend of theirs shows up infected with measles. Turns out he is a British Lord who is also a traveling doctor, similar to Doctors Without Borders, who wanted to visit his friend, Simon ( also a doctor). Since Simon’s wife is pregnant, Alistair cannot stay with his friend so Paige offers to let him stay with her while he recuperates. Of course, friendship:then romance is muses making for a fun quick little read.
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