Say You Will

The Summerhills #1

by Kate Perry, Kathia

Rosalind Summerhill is on the verge of becoming the next Vera Wang, as far away from her family and their drama as she can get. The last thing she wants is to leave San Francisco for London, especially not to deal with her father's latest scandal—dying in his mistress's arms. At least she can find comfort in knowing she can leave after the memorial.

Little did she know.

Not only is her father's will missing but, according to his lawyer, her mother will lose everything if it's discovered. Reluctantly joining forces with her sisters to seek and destroy the will is the only way of ensuring her father doesn't win in the end.

Enter Nick Long, the one bright spot about being in London. Nick's everything she's ever dreamed of in a man—supportive, eager to help, and bone-meltingly hot. But Nick's motives aren't as pure as they seem, and the secret he's keeping may tear Rosalind's family and fortune apart.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Ebooks, Fiction, Chick Lit, Amazon

Paperback

First published November 25, 2013

About the author

With over 6 million books sold (and counting), Kathia’s novels have been #1 bestsellers around the world. They’ve received starred reviews from Booklist, have consistently earned Editor’s Picks for Best Romance, and have been featured by O, The Oprah Magazine and Entertainment Weekly.

Kate (aka Kathia) has written over 50 romcom and paranormal books so far, as well as a couple romantasy screenplays and various poems (her ode to the color orange is particularly moving). Full of hope and bonds of found family and friendship, her stories feature sassy, independent women who just want love and earthy men full of heart who are more than able to rise to the occasion.

Reviews

[Chanel · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had such hope for this book, as the reviews were good and the plot sounded interesting, but the book fell short. I was very fond of Nick. As for Rosalind, she was not my favorite and therefore, I was not convinced she was the woman for Nick. For me, the author failed to bring Rosalind’s personality to life. If anything, Rosalind appeared desperate, as in the beginning, she was almost begging Nick to sleep with her. Rosalind was at her best in the scenes with her mother, but the ones with Nick lacked passion. From the summary, it appeared this book would have suspense and mystery as the characters searched for the missing Will. I was very disappointed, as that was not the case. I also found it odd having a second romance comprising of three people that really did not fit into the over-all storyline. Just when a scene was promising, the chapter would end, and the next section would be about Em, Joe and the boring gardener guy. I would think to myself, “who cares about them”! I was curious to know more about the fascinating yet very different Summerhill sisters. I also found Nick’s friend, Luca, to be very entertaining and the author should have explored using his character more. I do plan to at least read the next book in this Series, as I was actually more drawn to Rosalind’s sisters than her. It appears the next book will be about Portia and possibly a love affair between Beatrice and the very sexy Luca. Maybe we will even find out the truth behind Viola’s marriage, and met the mysterious missing sister, Titania.
Over-all Rating 2.50.

[Joan · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF

There were two empty seats: one next to her oldest sister Beatrice to the left in the second row and the other in the last row, next to a man she didn't recognise. He was dark haired, tanned, and chiseled in the best way.

She goes and sits in the second row. (you know, at the front) and then...

As she glanced round the crowd, that dark haired man caught her attention again.

Okay. The OCD in me wondered how the HELL she can be sitting in the second row seat and 'GLANCE" round to see someone in the back row?? BEHIND everyone else?

Edit anyone??

And this part made my brain hurt. Nick needed to stop staring at the woman. The stepson of her father's mistress was the last person she'd want sniffing at her heels.

Even now I am struggling to work out the relationship. Why? WHY make it so effing complicated?

I gave up when the insta-lust started at 10%. A plethora of shallow, 2D characters all thrown into the story willy-nilly with little chance for the reader to get to know them. This is going to be one of those series - you know - the one where every sodding family member has a terrible past and each one has their own 'story'

The writing was shoddy, slapdash and needed a decent editor. I won't be reading any more by this author.

[Lynda Kelly · Rating 1 out of 5]

This isn't for me. I packed it at 9% after reading how a sister, after attending her father's funeral, goes off to a pub with a stranger and partway there grabs him and has a snog with him. For me, that was just totally unbelievable and all a bit silly and unreal.
Perhaps that would be something some readers might overlook but not this one, I'm afraid. It was just cobblers.
I had to look up what FIDM was as the author didn't choose to enlighten us. She dropped the word be from a sentence, too.
Sorry, but I need to partly believe in anything I'm reading.

[Derna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m such a fan of Kate Perry, and just love her Laurie Heights series. So when I discovered she was going to start a new series with new characters, in a new location I was excited.

Rosalind Summerhill is stylish, strong independent, and knows what she wants. She is a wedding dress designer who has returned home to London for her father’s funeral who died in a car crash with his mistress.

Not having the best relationship with her family all Rosalind wants to do is go to the funeral, pay her respects, and leave without family drama. However, that’s easier said than done when a missing will means she has to stay, and help her sister protect their mothers future.

Rosalind meets Nick Long who is at the funeral with his sister Summer. Nick is hot sexy and a good guy. Sparks fly between the two, and Rosalind knows Nick is just what she wants and needs, and he feels the same way. I liked Nick he, and Rosalind are a great couple, and love the banter they share. His feelings to Rosalind are genuine, but unbeknown to Rosalind Nick has reluctantly gotten caught up in a crazy plan of his sister, and so he’s not entirely honest with her, and has few secrets of his own.

I loved the storyline; it was a fun easy read about family, love, secrets, and forgiveness with plenty of romance, sexiness, with some heart warming moments that was not to high on the drama and angst. It had everything I love about a Kate’s books. The history element of the book, which I was not expecting, was a nice surprise made me feel that I was reading a modern day romance, and a historical romance at the same time. I loved reading about the Summerhill family history, and their traditions.

Love the supporting characters I enjoyed getting to know Rosalind’s sisters, Beatrice, Portia, Viola, summer, Titania, and Imogene. Their antics in finding the will and their sibling bickering made me laugh so many times. I’m looking forward to reading their stories as the series continues. And in true Kate style there was a side storyline, which was a sweet, and touching about the relationship dilemmas of a character called Em.

Overall I loved this book I knew Kate would disappoint me. I loved her writing, her characters, the pace and the flow of the story. I knew that as I swiped the last pages the story ends for some characters, but is the beginning for others.

Say You Will is a fun, romantic story that will leave you with a smile on you face. As I always say if you have not had the pleasure of reading one of Kate Perry’s books, then I would recommend that you do, as I don’t think you will be disappointed.

I loved that most the characters are British, and it’s set in London. Some of the places and locations Kate mentioned in the book I know, and a few are just a stone’s throw away from my house. While reading this book I recalled the updates, and photos that Kate posted while was London when writing this book in particular. Including when Rosalind orders Earl Grey, scones and champagne. ☺

~Some quotes~

“You’re the most beautiful, fascinating woman I’ve met, and all I’ve thought about since the other day is stripping you bare and kissing every inch of you.”~ Nick

“You’re more important than a one night stand a one night stand”~ Nick

“I just think if we wanted, we could make it work.”~ Rosalind

“When it gets difficult, promise me you’ll remember this moment. This is true. This is what we are” ~ Nick.

“I’m not interested in playing” she lied…”I want forever. I want you forever.” ~ Rosalind

She thought about the way he fit. Not just sexually, although that was fairly fabulous. He simply understood her – was in sync with her”~ Rosalind

“You know I want someone to fit with me. You know I want a family. You Know I want you, that I crave you, because even in your anger you can’t deny that I showed you this every time I touch you. You know I love you.” Nick

[Sylvia · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have spent the past week debating with myself on if I should post a rating or not. I hate giving a poor rating - especially for an author I have grown to enjoy. I found the entire Laurel Heights collection to be cute, humorous and well written so I was expecting the same for Say You Will. To say I am disappointed is putting it mildly. In fact, I could not force myself to continue past 20%.

I was turned off almost from the very start. Our main character, Rosalind, immediately goes into a full erotic lust fest within the first few pages - at her father's funeral. When she left her family at the gathering after the service to follow and literally proposition Nick, I couldn't get the term "slut" out of my head. It was "hate at first sight" for me with Rosalind and it continued to grow the longer I read. Nick, I found interesting .. but there was NO way I could make myself root for these two to end up together and in love. I kept thinking he deserved a heck of a lot better.

Then we bring in the huge amount of secondary characters. It felt as if our author was trying to introduce us to every single person we would get to know for the rest of the series all in this one book. I believe it was Chapter 10 where it got out of hand for me. I started reading the chapter and had NO clue who these people were. The names were mentioned once, that I could remember, near the beginning of the book. This entire chapter was devoted to three secondary (or are they third tier?)characters. I spent the entire time trying to place who the heck they were and how they were related to either Rosalind or Nick. Note that I didn't care enough to flip back to search it out.

Now we have the erotica. That is what genre this book actually is. While I LOVE a well written love story, I don't enjoy "written porn". That is what this book felt like to me. It was one sex scene after another.. randomly linked together by a few pages of filler only meant to get to the next sexual encounter. My instinct tells me that the author has been told how well she writes these scenes, so they ended up being the focus here instead of the story with a few tossed in to highlight the emotions. :( I found this disappointing.

As I continued to flip past the sex scenes, I realized that I was skipping more of the book than I was reading! I considered jumping to the final pages to see if these two ended up together (of course they would, duh). Then it hit me.. I didn't care if they did or not. That is when I officially sighed, deleted the book from my Kindle and gave up on it.

[Ashlee Haynie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liken these books to soap operas, and not just because of the plotlines.

Soap operas have recycled, overdone plotlines, bad acting, sex, and drama, yet sometimes I want to sit and watch one anyway to take a break from all of the smart, well-written Emmy-award winning TV shows that I love.

This series is like that - the plots are weak, the characters underwritten, and the scenarios are unrelatable and nothing like what real life would be like (not to mention bad editing - in this particular book, two different scenes are nearly identical with almost the exact same dialogue from the same characters), but I plan to keep reading them because I just want to space out and read a few badly written books every once in a while.

[Preet · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story was fast paced and well written. I loved how easy it was to keep up with all of the characters, especially since there were so many. I really enjoyed Rosalind and Nick and Em and Joe, the two main couples this book focuses on. I enjoyed seeing the Summerhills become a family and I can't wait to read the rest of the books in this series!

[Anne Oftedahl · Rating 1 out of 5]

Abandoned about a third through...

[Nathalie Bosse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book Review 📖

After her father died in his mistress arms, Roselynd is trying to find his father’s will but she didn’t expect to fall for his mistress step-son. Buckle up, lots of family drama to unravel.

An amazing romance that can get you hooked from the start, lots of secret identity, family drama to unravel, it’s a masterpiece to be read.

Collaboration with Hambright PR and Kate Perry!

Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Author : Kate Perry
Publisher : Wattpad
Pages : 298
Genre : Romance, Drama


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[Alicia Huxtable · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable romance

Strong female characters!!! Need I say more? I loved that the males in this story took a backseat to the females. Well, mostly. Definitely give this series a go

[Brandi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intriguing


I really liked the storyline and the characters. This was a fun book. The book was engaging and fun.
Would read another.

[Kirsten · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have really enjoyed Kate Perry's Laurel Heights books, and this was free on Kindle so I gave it a shot. I have a mixed reaction.

This is the first in a series about the Summerhill sisters. They are, naturally, all named after heroines from Shakespearean comedies(not especially original, but okay). I was mildly confused at first because the "six sisters" of impoverished but titled background, living in Mayfair, is a typical setup for a Regency, but not really what I expected from a contemporary novelist.

The plot could not possibly be more contrived. Rosalind, the second sister, a wedding dress designer living in San Francisco, estranged from her parents, returns to England for her titled father's funeral after he is killed in a car accident along with his mistress of 30 years. Due to his terrible investing skills, he has left behind almost no assets with the exception of the house in Mayfair and its contents, which are likely to go to their mother (totally disregarding the fact that most of the land was probably entailed and couldn't be sold, and that all of it would have gone to the American who inherited the title and who does not appear in this story). Anyway, Rosalind's mother secretly tells her that the will may have been rewritten to favor the mistress, and that Rosalind needs to find and destroy it so the mistress' daughter with Rosalind's father, Summer, won't inherit (Summer Summerhill? Really?). Rosalind agrees to take a week out of her life in San Francisco to search the house, looking for her father's will, so they can destroy it.

Summer, who is paying her respects at her father's funeral, just happens to eavesdrop on this conversation. She's there with her stepbrother (long and complex story) Nick, who is also a Formula One race car driver. Summe convinces Nick to help her recover the will. For unclear reasons, she introduces herself to Rosalind as Sara, who needs a wedding dress, and identifies Nick as her matron of honor, who is also a lawyer(it may not make sense, but it's still funny). Rosalind and Nick have instant chemistry. Like, they walk out the door and she's on him. I can appreciate a heroine who knows what she wants, but it's a little abrupt. He doesn't seem to mind that much, except it bothers him that he's misrepresenting himself to her, so he backs off. In the meantime, Rosalind kind of starts to relate to her prickly siblings and her previously cold and distant mother, searches for the will, and continues to go after Nick, who totally wants to respond but feels guilty, although he eventually gives in. Rosalind is also designing "Sara" a wedding dress and they are becoming friends, so when Rosalind and her sisters decide to break in to the mistress' house to see if their father hid the will there, and she sees pictures of Summer and Nick together all over the house, it's a double betrayal. Rosalind eventually forgives the lies in spite of the fact that her father was a liar who drove her away and Summer completely deceived her. Also, the will she's been searching for? Her mother had it all the time and hid it so Rosalind would stay in England and bond with her family. Everybody welcomes Summer into the family, Rosalind drops her life in San Francisco to move in with Nick, and Nick finally convinces his agent that he's giving up racing to raise a family. Because a romance novel needs a happy ending.

There's a secondary and totally unnecessacary plot about Summer's receptionist which bothered me because the guy was unnecessarily aggressive and stalker-ish.

In spite of everything that's wrong with the book, Kate Perry knows how to entertain and she has written some really funny stuff (the scene where Nick follows Summer into a nail salon so she can't escape an uncomfortable conversation and ends up with a pedicure is great) with some enjoyable secondary characters. It's all just a piece of nonsense, but I love Rosalind and Nick's chemistry, that she knows what she wants and goes for it (until the end) and that in spite of the lying he's actually not a real jerk. The secondary plot bothers me quite a bit, but the majority of the time that Rosalind and Nick are interacting I quite enjoyed it, and her developing relationship with her sisters and mother is interesting to see. Still, I prefer the Laurel Heights books, and I probably wouldn't pay to read another book in the Summerhill series.

[C Mae · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn’t finish to wildly unbelievable. She (Rosalind) makes out with nick and tells him she wants to have sex with him 10% into the book. Skip it…

[Spanxmcb (Yovanka) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is book one in the Summerhill series. This is my first read of Kate Perry's and I understand this series is related to Laurel Heights as this is where Rosalind's character was first introduced.

In this we meet Rosalind Summerhill, from an impoverished noble English family, who returns home upon the death of her father, the Earl, who we learn was an unloving, stingy and unfaithful man.

Rosalind and her many sisters (who are all named after Shakespearean heroines and whom I'm sure will be the subject of each installment in the series), are left with next to nothing and are attempting to reconnect with one another (after a 10-year absence) while securing their mother's future.

The main conflict in this story is that the Earl was killed while on holiday with his mistress, his will is missing, and a ruse is put forth relating to the identities of two of the Earl's mourners.

This is ultimately a silly, fairly light and entertaining read, where we get a HEA and a set up for a lighthearted romantic series involving each of the Summerhill sisters. This was a good "in-between" book to break up denser reads.

[Leah · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was just okay. I got bored about 1/4 in and couldn't finish it. The premise was stupid. Stealing a will, really?
So she keeps calling her friend Bijou and talking about her. Who is Bijou? Her token scandalous friend? Her sisters all got introduced at the funeral and I basically forgot their names and descriptions right after because they were so boring. The cutest couple in this book was Fran and the mom (jacqueline?). They are total lesbians. I know Jacqueline supposedly has a HEA in book 5 but theres no way. How could anyone miss the clues of her and Fran? It could not be more obvious - they are lesbians.
The story kept getting interrupted for this totally random and boring separate storyline. EM, JUST EM, NOT EMILY OR EMMA, Shepherd. Wow, could someone be more boring? Except maybe Rosalind and Nick of course.
Highlight of this story...whisky and pickle juice. I gotta try that.

[Krisz · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is for anyone who wants a really bad book with unbelievable characters, boring plot and unbelievable twists. This one was a winner, when girl meets boy at a funeral, they walk towards a pub and girl grabs boy and kisses him. Well, if I really had to write it into a good and believable scene, I guess I could, but KP couldn't.
Duh.
***
Update: I kind of finished it - I read Em and Joe's chapters, which were kind of cute. But I couldn't care enough for the main characters and weren't interested in the contents of the will to read it properly, so I skimmed through and then deleted from device.

[Jo · Rating 1 out of 5]

I took ages to read this one - probably because it was awful I am afraid. Won't be reading the rest of the series.

[Donna Irwin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too cheesy for me, and too obvious!

[Joy (joyous reads) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kate Perry is my go-to girl whenever I need to read something fun and fast. This one was a perfect read in between those heavy readings, yanno?

[Tracey Madeley · Rating 2 out of 5]

More erotic fiction than romance, it is one of the better novels in this genre, as it attempts to construct some story and characterisation.

Rosalind, Beatrice, Viola, Portia, Imogen and Titania are six sisters named after Shakespearean characters by their mother Jacqueline. They are drawn together at the start of the novel by the death of their father Reginald Summerhill Earl of Amberlin.

Summer is their half-sister born to their father’s mistress Tamila Weeks, who in turn adopted orphan Nick Long, Summer’s step-brother. Summer is a successful solicitor where Em Shepherd works as a secretary/receptionist.

This duel story is linked by the search for a new will. Rosalind and her siblings want to ensure their mother is not excluded and Summer wants to make sure her mother gets her share of the estate. In order to gain inside information, Summer sets Nick up with Rosalind by disguising his real identity. However, Nick falls in love with the sexually aggressive fashion designer and this causes a problem when he needs to tell her the truth.

Em Shepherd works in Summer’s office and is unsettled by the attention of one of the other solicitors, Joe. Her boyfriend is Ben, a local, dependable gardener, who she has personified as the ideal man. Like all ideals this proves to be inaccurate and Joe is more considerate than she first thought.

In common with all romance novels everything works out satisfactorily in the end and the heroine gets the man of her dreams. There is an effort at characterisation giving some of the sisters’ professions and opinions, but it is mainly superficial with more emphasis being placed on Rosalind and Nick’s aggressive sexual relations.

[erikoreads · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m glad the entire series is already published, so I don’t have to wait to find out everyone’s stories! While this one is focused on Rosalind, I’m intrigued by all the other sisters (including their surprise half sister). We also got a side romance featuring Em (not a Summerhill) - so I hope there is at least a novella, because she’s one fascinating character!

👯‍♀️ The sibling relationships in this book were so heartwarming, that really had the Bridgerton vibes going, while the shenanigans had the Emily in Paris vibes - although at the end of the day, while those shows were the hook that drew me in, it simply was a fun, sweet, enjoyable book!

Rosalind and - I just finished the book and I can’t believe I forgot the MMC’s name already 🤦🏻‍♀️ well, anyway, they weren’t my fav characters in the book. Summer, Portia, Em, Luca stole the show. Oh that’s right - the MMC is Nick. He was bland. Inoffensive, but forgettable. The next book is Portia’s so I’m excited to read it! She started off being portrayed as a villain in this book - and she was really annoying, but I think she completely redeemed herself as a misunderstood character (and possibly on the spectrum). I think that she was given more depth as a character, but I do also prefer flawed characters (Ros and Nick seemed too shiny and perfect, which might be why I was drawn to the other characters!).

Thank you to Hambright for the review copy!

[Connie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book Review for Say You Will by Kate Perry
I absolutely liked this book. Rosalind Summerhill is a smart, independent woman on the verge of a big career in fashion, but she’s forced to return to London to deal with her father’s scandalous death. As she teams up with her sisters to track down his missing will, the tension in the family builds, and things get even more complicated when she meets Nick Long. Nick is charming, sexy, and the perfect distraction—except he’s hiding secrets that could tear everything apart. Their fast-paced, instalove romance had me hooked, and the unexpected twist involving a secret baby kept me guessing the entire time.
What I really enjoyed was the balance between romance and family drama. Rosalind’s sisters provide an amazing support system, and their close bond added depth to the story. The chemistry between Rosalind and Nick was undeniable, and the swoony beach romance vibes totally delivered. If you love a sexy, quick-paced romance with a mix of mystery and drama, you’ll love this book. I can’t wait to dive into more of the Summerhill series—it’s definitely a fun ride! If you don't like 3rd person POV you won't like this book. I typically will DNF a 3rd person POV book but I got hooked from the beginning and my OCD said “No you can't DNF” LOL. 

[Caitie Deranek · Rating 3 out of 5]

Billed as a Bridgerton read-alike, I unfortunately enjoyed this one just as much as my adventures of reading the first four Bridgerton books... which is to say not very much.

Rosalind's father has passed away and no one is very sad about it. But the Summerhills need to find his will to ensure their mother receives the estate, not the father's mistress. But when his illegitimate daughter attends the funeral and convinces her best friend to join her in a plot to grow close to Rosalind, she doesn't count on them falling into (insta)love. Hijinks ensue and when the plot inevitably unravels, Rosalind and Nick need to come together to see if they can genuinely grow together and overcome how their relationship began.

This book is less than 300 pages but it felt SO long. I couldn't understand how Rosalind's mind worked despite reading from her POV. And most egregious of all was another romantic subplot, fully unconnected to the main story, that was shoehorned in. Maybe I'm just not forgiving, but the idea that Nick could lie to Rosalind for months but she would just get over it felt unbelievable to me.

I'm not sure I'd go further in this series, except that all of the other sisters were more interesting than Rosalind. So perhaps I'll give it a shot.

[Tommie G · Rating 4 out of 5]

Say You Will - Kate Perry (Kathi’s)
The Summerhills - Book 1

Thank you @authorkateperry @kathiaherself and hambright_pr for my gifted ebook copy.

My Review:
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Pages: 343
Genre: Romance
Tropes:

* instalove;
* a girl squad;
* a hero with an accent;
* best friend siblings;
* a secret baby (who's all grown up);
* a swoony beach romance...

This is Nick and Rosalind’s story. A story of new beginnings, deceit, found family, royal heritage, illicit decades long affair and overcoming wrongs they had no control over to come together despite all the odds.

Intertwined is also Em and Joe’s story of overcoming past notions of right and wrong to recognize what was right in front of them all along.

You will fall in love with all the Summerhill’s, Nick, Luca, Em, Joe and Fran.

An accidental death turned all their world’s upside down but ended up reuniting a family and weaving two together.

I highly recommend this book!


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📖 Book Review 📖 Bridgertons meets Emily in Paris…and mix in some Formula One. Kate Perry is definitely beckoning readers to Say You Will try book one in the Summerhill series. When the patriarch of the Summerhill family dies, his daughters may hold complicated feelings toward his legacy, especially after he was with another woman at the time of death. But these sassy and fierce sisters will band together to find his missing will to protect their mother at all costs. There’s just one huge hidden twist in their plan and she just happens to have fallen for him in a post-funeral fling (is that even a thing?) Listen, life is really freaking tough and right now it feels extra tough and this book does not shy away from that stuff but it sure does make it all go down like a spoon full of sugar in this breezy fun read.

Favorite quote: “The only inheritance Reginald Summerhill would leave his daughters was daddy issues.”

[the_romance_regent · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Say You Will” book 1 in the “Summerhills” series is a fun, drama-filled romance with plenty of heart and heat. Rosalind just wants to focus on her booming fashion career, but family drama pulls her back to London—where she’s forced to team up with her sisters to keep their late father’s secrets buried. The only upside? Nick Long, the ridiculously charming and oh-so-sexy distraction she didn’t see coming.

This book delivers the perfect mix of romance, intrigue, and sisterly bonds. Rosalind and Nick’s chemistry sizzles, and the fast-paced plot keeps things exciting. Plus, the family dynamics add just the right amount of emotion and humor. With an HEA and plenty of setup for the rest of the series, I’m definitely coming back for more!

Thank you @kathiaherself and @hambright_pr for the gifted ebook arc. All opinions expressed are my own.

[Smutty Professor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Say You Will was an overall cute, fun romance with a solid dose of family drama and some great spice. Addressing the elephant in the room, I know that people process trauma in different ways, so while Rosalind’s feral behavior at her father’s funeral might not be for everyone, I get it. Grief is complicated, and sometimes, we cope in unexpected ways.

I really enjoyed Rosalind and Nick together- they had incredible chemistry. But at the same time, I felt like their characters weren’t fully developed. I rooted for them, but I wanted to understand them on a deeper level beyond their physical attraction and the immediate spark between them. Their relationship moved fast, and while the spice was top-tier, I found myself wishing for more emotion and backstory to truly connect with them.

The family dynamics and the missing will storyline added a nice layer of intrigue, and I liked the setup for future books featuring Rosalind’s sisters. This is a steamy and lighthearted romance with a bit of mystery in a quick read. Just don’t expect a super deep dive into the characters’ inner worlds. I’ll definitely check out the rest of the series to see how the other sisters’ stories unfold!

[Leah May Lim-Atienza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Say You Will is a sweet, light read. I appreciate how Nick (and Joe) were unafraid to show their vulnerabilities and desire for forever mates. Although Rosalind seemed aggressive in her pursuit of Nick, she has a big heart and I love how she was open to building a relationship with her mom and sisters after years of distance and hurt.

I also love the dynamics of the Summerhill sisters. They may have been at odds initially, but they eventually found their way back to each other. I enjoyed the twist at the end about the will. It shows that moms will always be moms and the good ones will always find a way to rectify their past mistakes.

All in all, this was a pleasant read with its share of dashing men to fall for and dream about having ourselves.

[Destiny Imperati · Rating 5 out of 5]

ARC Review ✨️

☆Rosalind & Nick♡

Another fabulous read from this author! I always love diving into her stories, they never miss🙌😍

Rosalind is so close to achieving a highly valuable career in the fashion industry. Sadly, fate has another plan for her. She has to return to London to deal with her father's scandalous death. While there, she teams up with her sister's to "investigate," and that's when she meets Nick.

Rosalind was a phenomenal FMC. She's resilient, determined, and so empowered. I loved her so much🙌✨️ The author created a perfect blend of romance and suspense, and I'm excited to check out the rest of this series!

Tropes:
💞Insta love
✨️Beach romance
💞Mystery

Thanks so much to the author and Hambright Pr for the ARC!

[Ashley (andtheniwasbookish) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was cute! If I wanted a beach read to consume completely in basically one or two sittings, this would be the series I would pick up.

I loved following our MCs. Rosalind was a kind FMC who was just trying to get her family's love and Nick was immediately smitten trying to navigate complicated family dynamics and finding his new path in life.

While secrets are kept, the conflict is pretty low. We got to deal with the ups and downs without absolute crushing nerves on what would happen next.

This story gave us an HEA as well as dangled the next installments with the rest of the sisters. I would definitely pick up more!

Overall: recommend
Spice: open door