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Side A: Summer Heart: An 80s Friends-to-Lovers Summer Romance

Skye McDonald

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Summer. Nashville. 1986.
It all starts in a record shop...

ELEANORI ran from my polished Southern upbringing to find myself, and I'm not going back. I've learned how to keep my heart protected. How to stay light, unattached, and free.

I want one thing from my summer in no drama. Just good music, time with friends, and baking pastries while I figure out what comes next.

But then I walk into that record shop and find him behind the counter. And then I took him into the listening booth, and we...

What a mess.

We're supposed to be friends. I'm trying to keep my hands off him, I promise. But somewhere between long talks, inside jokes, and our irresistible chemistry, I'm falling hard. Sam Greene is the soundtrack to my summer, and I'm suddenly wondering what it would be like to choose love on my own terms. SAMI'm freshly single, just graduated, and determined to keep things easy. This summer in Nashville is for music and time with my friends. Nothing more.

But then she walks into the record shop while I'm behind the counter.

Suddenly, I'm sick of being the nice guy. Friendship is great, but her kiss tells another story. Maybe it's time for us both to rewrite some rules.

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[Formerly Released as The Not So Nice Girl]. Set against an electric backdrop of the 1980s, with mixtapes, found family, and a whole lot of sizzle, Summer Heart is a steamy, emotional, friends-to-lovers romance about choosing yourself, choosing love, and finding home in the most unexpected places.

Perfect for readers who love nostalgic romances, found family, explosive chemistry, and loves stories with something to say.

Readers
"Smart, sexy romance with characters you'll wish were your friends."
"Set in the glorious 80s. Refreshingly fearless!"
"A heartfelt love story about escaping expectations and choosing yourself."

287 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication January 27, 2026