Broken Summer

by Aven Jayce

Updated content. Rereleased in 2023.

JAMIE

Ryan Nolan was a bully, an ass with a capital A. He had enemies. Everyone in our small town of Kingdom Ridge wished him dead. Even me. But just because my friends and I were the last kids to see him, and just because we were drunk and accidentally started a fire in the woods on the night he vanished, doesn’t mean we killed him.

Carter Shipley, Fenna Hicks, and me, Jamie Sutton. The cops think we had something to do with his disappearance, but the three of us are sticking to our stories.

One. Two. Three.
No one saw or heard a thing.

So then, what did happen in the woods that night?
Maybe I’m too traumatized to remember.

When bones are found nearly five years later, bringing the case back into the spotlight, I return home to find out the truth. But opening dark secrets that someone would rather keep hidden could test my friendship with Fenna, destroy my love for Carter, and be what tears us all apart.


Alternating between the tragic events leading up to Ryan’s disappearance, and Jamie’s return to Kingdom Ridge five years later, Broken Summer reveals the lengths friends and family will go to keep secrets buried, and the lies they tell to protect each other from the truth.

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Recommended for ages 15+ due to some disturbing themes.

300 pages, ebook

Published July 6, 2021

About the author

Suggested reading order:
The NOVA Trilogy
The Dark Scarlett
Jameson Hotel Series
Long Shot Love Duet
Jameson Mansion: Jack in Vegas

Jameson Family Saga Box Set includes The NOVA Trilogy, The Dark Scarlett, and Jameson Hotel Series

Standalone Novels:
Broken Summer
Divine: A Small Town Romantic Comedy

Reviews

[doreen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was a great read! Kept me interested and I liked how the story flowed. The characters played well off each other and I liked them.