It Happened One Summer
A Novel
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It Happened One Summer
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Narrated by:
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Charlotte North
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By:
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Tessa Bailey
About this listen
Tessa Bailey is back with a Schitt's Creek-inspired rom-com about a Hollywood "It Girl" who's cut off from her wealthy family and exiled to a small Pacific Northwest beach town... where she butts heads with a surly, sexy local who thinks she doesn't belong.
Piper Bellinger is fashionable, influential, and her reputation as a wild child means the paparazzi are constantly on her heels. When too much champagne and an out-of-control rooftop party lands Piper in the slammer, her stepfather decides enough is enough. So he cuts her off, and sends Piper and her sister to learn some responsibility running their late father's dive bar... in Washington.
Piper hasn't even been in Westport for five minutes when she meets big, bearded sea captain Brendan, who thinks she won't last a week outside of Beverly Hills. So what if Piper can't do math, and the idea of sleeping in a shabby apartment with bunk beds gives her hives. How bad could it really be? She's determined to show her stepfather—and the hot, grumpy local—that she's more than a pretty face.
Except it's a small town and everywhere she turns, she bumps into Brendan. The fun-loving socialite and the gruff fisherman are polar opposites, but there's an undeniable attraction simmering between them. Piper doesn't want any distractions, especially feelings for a man who sails off into the sunset for weeks at a time. Yet as she reconnects with her past and begins to feel at home in Westport, Piper starts to wonder if the cold, glamorous life she knew is what she truly wants. LA is calling her name, but Brendan—and this town full of memories—may have already caught her heart.
©2021 Tessa Bailey (P)2021 HarperCollins PublishersWhat listeners say about It Happened One Summer
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- Lexbeans
- 11-10-2021
Great until that last 6 chapters
I was hooked (ha!) until about chapter 26 and then lost interest really quickly because of the cringy and unrealistic relationship being played out. I could predict the ending really easily.
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- Kristie-Leigh
- 17-09-2021
AMAZING!
This book was so well written. The plot, the obstacles, the romance, the spice… everything just tied together so well. It’s the definition of opposites attract with a ‘insta-connection but we’re both going to try and fight it’ vibe. And the characters were just perfection.. although Piper slowly grew on me.
It did take me a while to get used to the third person narration as it was a first for me. Honestly it did almost turn me off the book at the beginning and I contemplated giving it a miss. However I pushed through and I am so glad I did. It didn’t take long to get used to once I was open to it.
Highly recommend! The narrator nailed this!
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- Anonymous User
- 10-08-2022
butting heads
Really enjoyable, fun to listen to even if its a bit silly at time. give it a go
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- Anonymous User
- 21-09-2022
Unexpectedly spicy
Dont be fooled by the cover of this romcom. It is unexpectedly spicy and I was surprised to enjoy Piper as a main character. Brendan is a rough seaman with a heart of gold. Very much enjoyed the narration and a good story.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-04-2023
A saucy love story!
Wowee that was a steamy book. Rather predictable but loved the characters and super easy to listen to. Highly recommend for modern romance lovers!
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- Raye Chill
- 14-07-2021
All the feels
Tessa Bailey has delivered another top notch novel once again. Thank you Charlotte for delivering stellar narration that captured the emotions for a fabulous listening experience. A beautiful story where we are lucky flies on the wall to the character's lives, challenges and aspirations.
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- Pelenaise Tangulu
- 02-01-2022
YESSS!!
My first read of 2022, and from Tessa Bailey and I saw this rec from Pauline from tiktok! Can I say it was sexy, steamy, cute, funny filled with so much love and loyalty.
Piper is a very optimistic, charming and big hearted character you will love from the start, when she clashes with Mr Godlike scuffy beard Brendan things start changing. From big city L.A. meets small town Westport, this rom-com is definitely a read, I was a bit skeptical at first but this had me tearing (because I am a sobbing emotional sucker lol) laughing and admiring the many relationships whether it was between piper and Brendan or with her very opposite sister Hannah! But these Bellinger sisters really know how to bring their own personality and make it very memorable!
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- lia
- 15-01-2022
Enjoyable, loved the setting but found the main character annoying
A well written rom com. Very cute and loved the nautical setting. The steam was good too for spice lovers.
I really enjoyed Brendan and Hannah as characters, but I found Piper irritating throughout the entire story, including after her “change” and life epiphany. While the narrator was good, I found her portrayal of Piper to exacerbate that for me too and I just found myself wanting to fast forward through her sections. I feel like I would have probably liked her character more if I read this book rather than listened to the audio.
I loved Hannah, so I’m excited for the next book.
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- Jodie Templeton
- 02-05-2022
Enjoyable
An enjoyable him her novel , love inevitable. Enjoyed the storyline and was a bit like a matinee movie . Fun, predictable and a bit mushy.
Would recommend it as a easy listening novel
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- Anonymous User
- 28-05-2022
Comedy, Romance or Erotica?
I didn't mind the story. It was a fairly stock-standard romantic comedy initially and easy to listen to which was what I was after. But when the over-the-top sex scenes began, and that's when I started tuning out, or forwarding past them. They didn't need to be so explicit, or go on for quite so long, I think it ruined what could have been a good book, but buyers should be aware that they're in there - and there are many, because the summary doesn't really allude to them.
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