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Summer Rain
It is the wettest summer in the UK since records began. For young woman, Kelsey Spires, it's particularly hard on her. After losing her father she heads to the North Dorset village of Winterborne Kingston to house sit for her aunt. Her friend Jude takes her to a party at Buxton Manor hosted by Lord Buxton's son, Sebastian. While there, she meets a charming and devastatingly handsome young man by the name of Jeremy Buxton and it knocks her for six.
Trying to re-build his life after discovering his ex in bed with his best friend, Jeremy just needs something or someone to make him forget his mistakes. Kelsey makes him realise just what a fool in love he had been.
Set in the beautiful county of Dorset on the south coast of England, the steamy yet shaky romance Jeremy and Kelsey proves that there is no such thing as a smooth road in love and that there is so much more to do when the rain just keeps falling.
Trying to re-build his life after discovering his ex in bed with his best friend, Jeremy just needs something or someone to make him forget his mistakes. Kelsey makes him realise just what a fool in love he had been.
Set in the beautiful county of Dorset on the south coast of England, the steamy yet shaky romance Jeremy and Kelsey proves that there is no such thing as a smooth road in love and that there is so much more to do when the rain just keeps falling.
203 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 30, 14
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October 7, 2014
So when Melissa asked me to review her book, 'Summer Rain' I was a little anxious as I consider her a good friend but I can honestly say I feel head over heels with this book.
We are brought right into Kelsey's life and her fathers funeral. We see the family dynamics of a good upbringing and how Kelsey is settled and has a good job in her home town of Poole and how her dad had been a big part of her life. My heart just bled for her.
Needless to say she gets away from it all by visiting her aunt in North Dorset and her life changes immeasurably.
Having visited her Aunt many a time growing up, she has links there, mainly being a friend called 'Jude' and they girls decide to crash a party where Kelsey's life would change forever when she would be introduced to 'Jeremy'.
So between the couples initial issues between Kelsey's grief, and both having recently ended relationships the attraction is there between them from the off. The pull between them both is incredible. I was willing for them to get together way before they even knew one another (but I'm a pushy madam sometimes hehehe).
Loved reading about them getting to know each other and whilst Jeremy came from a privileged family, now having been shunted out of his families wealth and being unemployed Kelsey takes him on knowing who he is and makes no fuss about whether he does or does not have money. Think he has difficulties getting around this with his last relationship.
Kelsey has her issues on the Ex front too! She is standoffish and out of her depth in terms of experience but Jeremy is so loving and respectful I cant imagine anyone not loving him. He's just perfect. But we see the couple have their teething problems and pull through it together. Their physical relationship is hot and mouth watering and simply to die for!
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Excerpt from Summer Rain:
"I'll make your car seat wet." I sniffed.
"I am quite good at making my car seats wet" he smiled...
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Oh he's a cheeky monkey ;)
A big issue from the past rears its head and threatens to destroy the couple I was so desperately happy for. Jeremy steps up to his responsibility but at the cost to his happiness? Would these two brilliant characters not get their happily ever after?
Kelsey takes some time out to visit family in America and returns home but to what? Will she be bringing home an extra gift for Jeremy?
Oh god....it's too good for words and I honestly can say its worth a five star rating because I couldn't put it down. I actually read it in less than a day. You know its good when your reading whilst doing mundane household tasks ;)
It really was a pleasure to read and I'm very much looking forward to the sequel 'Cruel Winter' when I get to read even more about this beautiful couple :)
We are brought right into Kelsey's life and her fathers funeral. We see the family dynamics of a good upbringing and how Kelsey is settled and has a good job in her home town of Poole and how her dad had been a big part of her life. My heart just bled for her.
Needless to say she gets away from it all by visiting her aunt in North Dorset and her life changes immeasurably.
Having visited her Aunt many a time growing up, she has links there, mainly being a friend called 'Jude' and they girls decide to crash a party where Kelsey's life would change forever when she would be introduced to 'Jeremy'.
So between the couples initial issues between Kelsey's grief, and both having recently ended relationships the attraction is there between them from the off. The pull between them both is incredible. I was willing for them to get together way before they even knew one another (but I'm a pushy madam sometimes hehehe).
Loved reading about them getting to know each other and whilst Jeremy came from a privileged family, now having been shunted out of his families wealth and being unemployed Kelsey takes him on knowing who he is and makes no fuss about whether he does or does not have money. Think he has difficulties getting around this with his last relationship.
Kelsey has her issues on the Ex front too! She is standoffish and out of her depth in terms of experience but Jeremy is so loving and respectful I cant imagine anyone not loving him. He's just perfect. But we see the couple have their teething problems and pull through it together. Their physical relationship is hot and mouth watering and simply to die for!
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Excerpt from Summer Rain:
"I'll make your car seat wet." I sniffed.
"I am quite good at making my car seats wet" he smiled...
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Oh he's a cheeky monkey ;)
A big issue from the past rears its head and threatens to destroy the couple I was so desperately happy for. Jeremy steps up to his responsibility but at the cost to his happiness? Would these two brilliant characters not get their happily ever after?
Kelsey takes some time out to visit family in America and returns home but to what? Will she be bringing home an extra gift for Jeremy?
Oh god....it's too good for words and I honestly can say its worth a five star rating because I couldn't put it down. I actually read it in less than a day. You know its good when your reading whilst doing mundane household tasks ;)
It really was a pleasure to read and I'm very much looking forward to the sequel 'Cruel Winter' when I get to read even more about this beautiful couple :)
April 7, 2016
I've been meaning to read this book for a long time and I'm glad I did. Kelsey & Jeremy's relationship starts off fairly quickly after meeting at a party which Kelsey and her friend Jude gatecrashed. Being from different backgrounds you would think they are like chalk & cheese but they fall head over heels. Everything is going great until someone from Jeremy's recent past rears their ugly head and it could be the end for their relationship.
Kelsey is a great character and I really related to her as she said a lot of the kind of things I would say so it felt like I actually knew her. Jeremy is so likable too, he would do anything for Kelsey and I could feel his heart breaking through the pages. He is such a sweetheart as he totally respected Kelsey's reasons that she had remained a virgin so didn't rush her into anything, but did turn Kelsey into a bit of a nympho from his experiences! The sexual scenes were really well written and the story wasn't overloaded with them. The other characters were a great mix of different too.
This was a great story of ups & downs and I look forward to seeing what's in store for their future in Cruel Winter. 4.5*.
Kelsey is a great character and I really related to her as she said a lot of the kind of things I would say so it felt like I actually knew her. Jeremy is so likable too, he would do anything for Kelsey and I could feel his heart breaking through the pages. He is such a sweetheart as he totally respected Kelsey's reasons that she had remained a virgin so didn't rush her into anything, but did turn Kelsey into a bit of a nympho from his experiences! The sexual scenes were really well written and the story wasn't overloaded with them. The other characters were a great mix of different too.
This was a great story of ups & downs and I look forward to seeing what's in store for their future in Cruel Winter. 4.5*.
January 18, 2015
I loved summer rain!!! I hated having to put it down just to go to work or do a little bit of house work. Its had me hooked from the very first page. I must admit it took a while to get used to way it was written after reading so many American books, but i loved it! What i loved most is that i could see my self as Kelsey. The things she would say or do, i do my self. Defiantly a book i will be recommending to others. Thanks for picking me in the competition Melissa and for letting me read Summer Rain.
May 8, 2016
A nice sweet romance with a few hurdles along the way.
September 25, 2021
A summer romance with all the trials and tribulations you could imagine.
Kelsey, a self sufficient 24 year old, with a job, a house and her own money, meets Jeremy, a man from a rich family that has been cut off. This romance comes from the determination and strong willed duo, each with a past that has made them believe love isn't meant for their future. A wedding, pregnancy and friends who can't keep secrets are just some of the things this couple have to endure.
Kelsey, a self sufficient 24 year old, with a job, a house and her own money, meets Jeremy, a man from a rich family that has been cut off. This romance comes from the determination and strong willed duo, each with a past that has made them believe love isn't meant for their future. A wedding, pregnancy and friends who can't keep secrets are just some of the things this couple have to endure.
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