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“Annabel Monaghan is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors! Her newest book, Same Time Next Summer is perfect for fans of Carly Fortune, Emily Henry and any novel based around second chance romances. In this book, we meet Sam, who is engaged to her fiance, Jack. While they're planning for their upcoming wedding in Long Island, Sam comes face to face with her first love and the boy who broke her heart, Wyatt. I really enjoyed Sam's character development as the author goes between her summers as a teenager to the present. The rest of the characters are witty, quirky at times and generally likeable as well. If you're an audiobook reader like I am - this is a perfect choice with dual narration! ”
— Kenya • Cherry Street Books
“Bursting with the magic of first love, it’s everything I want in a summer romance.” —Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of EVERY SUMMER AFTER
Named a Best Book of Summer by Real Simple • Reader’s Digest • Country Living • The Skimm • BookBub • GoodReads
Beach Rules:
Do take long walks on the sand.
Do put an umbrella in every cocktail.
Do NOT run into your first love.
Sam’s life is on track. She has the perfect doctor fiancé, Jack (his strict routines are a good thing, really), a great job in Manhattan (unless they fire her), and is about to tour a wedding venue near her family’s Long Island beach house. Everything should go to plan, yet the minute she arrives, Sam senses something is off. Wyatt is here. Her Wyatt. But there’s no reason for a thirty-year-old engaged woman to feel panicked around the guy who broke her heart when she was seventeen. Right?
Yet being back at this beach, hearing notes from Wyatt’s guitar float across the night air from next door as if no time has passed—Sam’s memories come flooding back: the feel of Wyatt’s skin on hers, their nights in the treehouse, and the truth behind their split. Sam remembers who she used to be, and as Wyatt reenters her life their connection is as undeniable as it always was. She will have to make a choice.
Annabel Monaghan is the author of IndieNext and LibraryReads pick Nora Goes Off Script as well as two young adult novels and Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big?, a selection of laugh-out-loud columns that appeared in the Huffington Post, the Week, and the Rye Record. She lives in Connecticut with her family.
Reviews
“Summer Break Out Pick” for Good Morning AmericaFeatured on The View
A LibraryReads Pick
A Real Simple Must Read Book of the Summer
A Glamour BookTok Book That Will Be Blowing Up Your FYP this Summer
A Country Living Best Romance Novel of the Year
A Reader’s Digest Best Beach Read for the Perfect Escape
A The Skimm Read That Belongs In Your Beach Bag This Summer
A Zibby Owens Most Anticipated Book of the Year
A Reader’s Digest New Summer Book That You Won’t Be Able to Put Down
A CBS News’ Beach Bag Book from the CBS New York Book Club
A The EveryGirl Book to Read When You Don’t Want Summer to End
A Brit+Co Best Book of the Year
A Southern Bride Best Beach Read
A USA Today Romance to Read If You Can’t Get Enough of ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Books
“Bursting with the magic of first love, it’s everything I want in a summer romance.”—Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of EVERY SUMMER AFTER
“Utterly charming….Should go directly into your beach bag.” —Elin Hilderbrand, author of The Hotel Nantucket
“This book has magic in it, encapsulating those big, heady first-love feelings, and it simply feels like summer.” –USA Today
“This may be the ultimate summer beach read.” —Real Simple
“Annabel Monaghan is topping the list as our new favorite romance author…. This just might be the ultimate beach read of 2023.” –Country Living
“This one has “Sweet Home Alabama” energy with a Hamptons twist; we binged it in one day.” —The Skimm
“Take the first love butterflies of The Summer I Turned Pretty but fast forward a decade.” —Betches
“[A] fun and breezy beach read that’ll bring out your wild side.” –Parade
“A perfect-for-the-beach summer romance.” – Popsugar
“Emotional love stories are my favourites and this one is pure summer escapism.” – Paige Toon, author of Only Love Can Hurt Like This
“Is there anything better than an oceanfront novel about the enduring power of summer love?” —Amanda Eyre Ward, author of The Jetsetters and The Lifeguards
“The ultimate beach read, this heartfelt and romantic story will transport you to a place filled with ocean breezes and the crash of waves.” —Reader’s Digest
“Fresh, fun and deeply romantic. This will be the love story of the summer.” –Fiona Davis, author of The Spectacular
“Annabel Monaghan delights with her bright, sparkling, witty writing style that makes everyone want to be her best friend.” —Katie Couric Media
“Absolutely captured my heart from the very beginning….The definition of a perfect beach read and should be on everyone's summer reading list!" —Falon Ballard, author of Lease on Love and Just My Type
“Hands down, my favorite book of the summer….Kept me feeling nostalgic for that fizzy, all-consuming intensity of first love.” —Lacie Waldon, author of The Layover and From the Jump
“This is second chance romance at its absolute finest."—Angie Hockman, author of Dream On and Shipped
“Pure summer sunshine, perfectly capturing the bittersweetness of first love. I could hear the waves and feel the summer breeze as I read. Annabel Monaghan is such a beautiful writer, and this story just swept me away.” —Beth O’Leary, author of The Flat Share
"[A] masterful romance….Monaghan nails the second-chance romance trope, allowing the love between her leads to rekindle slowly as they forge a satisfying path to forgiveness. This is a knockout." —Publishers Weekly (starred)
“A delectable romantic treat.” –Shelf Awareness
“Honestly, I will read every single thing that Annabel Monaghan writes until the end of time….Add in Monaghan’s sharp-shooting wit and writing, and just don’t blame me if you neglect your work and family to turn page after page.” – Nerd Daily Expand reviews