Summer Symphony

Summers in Seaside

by Rachel Radner

Some scars never fully fade. But sometimes, in the most unexpected ways, healing begins again.

After surviving a harrowing relationship, Juliette is piecing her life back together—one solo gaming night, awkward date, and emotional therapy session at a time. The only person who truly sees her is “Z,” an anonymous contact from her trauma support group. Their text conversations are a lifeline—intimate, nerdy, and unexpectedly funny. Even without real names or faces, their connection runs deep.

When a new coworker stirs unexpected feelings—and familiar fears—Juliette must decide if she’s ready to risk her heart in the real world again. What Juliette doesn’t realize? Z is someone she sees every day. And he’s falling for her—twice over.

Summer Symphony is a heartfelt slow-burn romance about emotional resilience, secret identities, and the power of love to rebuild what’s been broken.

269 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 22, 2025

About the author

Rachel Radner is a former Pennsylvanian who will always miss Wawa.

She's been writing since the first grade when her teacher handed her a journal and instructed her to write about her day. From then on, she was always writing down the stories in her head.

After she graduated from Penn State in 2010, she spent time in NYC doing improv, acting on film, and performing in musical theatre. She participated in NaNoWriMo for the first time in 2012 and started what would become her first romance novel.

When she isn't writing and drinking coffee, she can be found geeking out about Star Wars or SNL, watching something from the Marvel universe, reading, or studying Latin and German.

She currently lives in Los Angeles, CA where she's also pursuing her dream of acting and filmmaking.

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Reviews

[Michelle C · Rating 4 out of 5]

A story of abuse, uncertainty, healing and survival. Two people helping each other, standing by the other thru the highs and lows. Both people needed IG to move forward and find the future with each other. Enjoy

[Tanya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Her life has been very hard and she is trying to recover one day, one moment at a time. She finds help from Z who texts her and things goes well but then she meets him. What she does not know is that Z is the man she has been texting. See how well it all go
I received an advance copy from hidden gems and a beautiful love story

[Michele Del Rey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so raw and emotional. I felt everything these characters did and it was a Wild ride. I liked everything about this book and characters.

[Angie Hardy · Rating 5 out of 5]

So good I loved it so much. I couldn’t put the book down. I was given an arc and I choose to give a honest review.