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The Summer Before
Tessa’s love life is full of cliches. She fell for the boy next door, her brother’s best friend, and her childhood crush. They all just happen to be the same guy- Levi Daniels. Tessa and Levi seem to be stuck in an endless loop of right person, wrong time scenarios where one of them is single when the other isn’t.
One summer, that finally changes. Both Tessa and Levi are single, and the spark that’s always been there seems to burn brighter than ever before as the two join their friends for another summer of fun at their coveted lake house. Things couldn’t be better. Their star-crossed love seems to finally be morphing into a fairy tale, but is one night really all it takes for them to find their happily ever after?
You know what they say… If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
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Levi did the one thing he wasn’t supposed to do. He fell for his best friend’s sister- someone he would never be free of if things between them didn't work out. There was something about Tessa Rhodes that kept him coming back. She was his kryptonite, and no matter how hard he tried, he could never quite bury his feelings for her.
Then came the summer that changed everything. Levi finally decided to let his inhibitions go. Even if it didn’t work out, he had to see what would happen. He told Tessa everything, baring his feelings, and leaving the ball in her court. One night would change their relationship forever, and an infuriating discovery the next morning would threaten to ruin them for good.
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What happened in the course of those few hours that took these lovebirds from happily ever after to heartbreak hotel?
Find out in The Summer Before.
One summer, that finally changes. Both Tessa and Levi are single, and the spark that’s always been there seems to burn brighter than ever before as the two join their friends for another summer of fun at their coveted lake house. Things couldn’t be better. Their star-crossed love seems to finally be morphing into a fairy tale, but is one night really all it takes for them to find their happily ever after?
You know what they say… If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
~
Levi did the one thing he wasn’t supposed to do. He fell for his best friend’s sister- someone he would never be free of if things between them didn't work out. There was something about Tessa Rhodes that kept him coming back. She was his kryptonite, and no matter how hard he tried, he could never quite bury his feelings for her.
Then came the summer that changed everything. Levi finally decided to let his inhibitions go. Even if it didn’t work out, he had to see what would happen. He told Tessa everything, baring his feelings, and leaving the ball in her court. One night would change their relationship forever, and an infuriating discovery the next morning would threaten to ruin them for good.
~
What happened in the course of those few hours that took these lovebirds from happily ever after to heartbreak hotel?
Find out in The Summer Before.
326 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 21, 2022
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About the author
Laura Armstrong
7 books8 followersSpicy romance author
Hockey Romance Series: Center Chase, The Right Side of Tanner, & Left with Liam
Summer Series: The Summer Before & Hot Summer Nights
MC Romance: Daughters of Chaos
Son of Sorrow (a Daughters of Chaos prequel)
Hockey Romance Series: Center Chase, The Right Side of Tanner, & Left with Liam
Summer Series: The Summer Before & Hot Summer Nights
MC Romance: Daughters of Chaos
Son of Sorrow (a Daughters of Chaos prequel)
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April 23, 2026
Sometimes love hurts
Sometimes love hurts, sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind, but at the end it's all worth it.
Liked the storyline
Disliked nothing
Recommend to anyone
Sometimes love hurts, sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind, but at the end it's all worth it.
Liked the storyline
Disliked nothing
Recommend to anyone
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