Three Chicks and Their Books: Review Blitz: When August ends by Penelope Ward

A Standalone Contemporary Romance Novel

NY Times, USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Penelope Ward

Synopsis:

What do you do when a sexy, older man moves into your family’s summer rental?

Well, apparently, you make a fool of yourself—over and over. Things didn’t exactly get off on the right foot with Noah Cavallari. Our first encounter was embarrassing, to say the least.

But despite that, I found myself waking up every day with a newfound energy. Nothing exciting ever happened on the lake—not until Noah moved into the small boathouse on our property. He’d booked it for the entire summer…and I was still trying to figure out why.

When my mother became ill, I inherited the responsibility of making sure our guests were well taken care of. I should have been in college. Instead, I was living my best life…as a maid.

Dark, handsome, and mysterious, everything about Noah screamed forbidden.

I knew he was just passing through town for the summer.

I knew he was probably too old for me.

Yet, I was drawn to him.

Not to mention, he tried to save my life when he mistakenly thought I was drowning.

I wanted him and made no secret of it.

His own attempts to warn me away soon gave way to late-night moonlight chats by the lake. We were slowly easing into a friendship that was gearing up to explode into something I might not recover from.

Because he’s leaving at the end of the summer.

And I have no idea what I’ll do when August ends.

4.5 Stars
Review by Lisa Kane

Heather Chadwick rents out the boathouse on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. Her mom has clinical depression and making a living for the family falls on Heather's shoulders. Her dad took off years ago and her mom's illness ramped up a few years ago after her sister, Opal, killed herself.

Heather had dreams of going to nursing school, but life has a way of changing the path we think we are going to travel.

It was just my mother and me at home now, and Mom didn't work, so the income from the boathouse was a necessity to keep up with our bills.

For the first time their renter reserved the whole summer, not just a few weeks.

I didn't know much about him-Noah Cavallari from Pennsylvania with a Visa card and a clear record.

Heather is more than a little gobsmacked when she first lays eyes on Noah.

He might have been a little old for me, but that didn't stop my entire body from buzzing as I took him in. His age-his maturity-was a major turn on. My reaction to this man was both exhilarating and terrifying all at once.

Noah is a little more reserved than Heather when it comes to his reactions to her. But that's not to say he's immune to this too young for him cutie.

"I will not be asking you out, propositioning you, or going anywhere near you, for that matter. We clear on that?"

Ouch.

But come on, you know he isn't going to keep his distance for long. He offers to some repairs around the place, he has a lot of time on his hands and too much of it is spent inside his own head. The more time they are together the more it's obvious that there is something there, but he is only here for the summer.

"I just wish you didn't see me as a charity case."

Noah is equally confused about Heather's feelings for him.

"A lot has changed between us, and I don't know how to handle it."

But this is a Penelope Ward book...so you know that just when you think it's safe....the other shoe is gonna drop. There are more shoes dropping in this story than I have in my closet. (well, maybe almost as many, I do love shoes!)

My heart stayed intact for this one, Ms. Ward has upon occasion split that organ right down the middle. I had pangs and a few times I had to hold my breath while I furiously turned the pages to get through the bad stuff, but I survived. Sometimes I feel like I should have some witty saying put on a
T-shirt after reading one of this author's books-"I Survived Another Penelope Ward Reading Roller Coaster..barely."

"Maybe things don't always gave to be by the book. Maybe we need to go by what feels right."

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