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Summer Pleasures
Second Nature\One Summer
512 pages
A sun-drenched, banter-filled journey where professional boundaries blur into fierce romantic attraction under the open sky.
What it feels like
This collection of contemporary romances delivers a brisk, sun-warmed reading experience centered on the thrilling friction of forced proximity. The mood is distinctly adventurous and outdoorsy, trading sterile office environments for intimate camping trips and sprawling cross-country road trips. Readers are immersed in a playful yet passionate atmosphere where sharp-tongued professionals clash over ambition before succumbing to undeniable attraction. The prose is engaging and banter-heavy, perfectly capturing the transition from cynical guardedness to romantic surrender. It is an ideal escape for readers who delight in classic enemies-to-lovers dynamics, where the physical journey across the American landscape beautifully mirrors the characters' own emotional journeys toward vulnerability and deep connection.
- Mood
- outdoorsy
- summery
- intimate
- adventurous
- Tone
- romantic
- playful
- passionate
- wry
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- forced proximity · enemies to lovers · professional ambition vs personal desire · vulnerability in nature
- The writing
- Engaging and character-driven, focusing on sharp banter and simmering romantic tension.
- The arc
- Moves from professional friction and guarded independence to fierce attraction and romantic surrender.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love classic contemporary romance featuring forced proximity, witty professionals, and scenic backdrops.
About the book
Getting an exclusive interview with notoriously reclusive horror writer Hunter Brown was all "Celebrity" magazine reporter Lee Radcliffe ever wanted. And when Hunter agrees to the interview on the condition that Lee conduct it on a camping trip, she can hardly refuse. But after spending some time alone with the seductively mysterious author, Lee discovers the only thing she wants exclusively is Hunter.
A summer spent traveling across America with cynical, brooding photojournalist Shade Colby was not "Celebrity" photographer Bryan Mitchell's idea of a dream assignment. But Bryan will have to manage for an entire summer if she wants the fabulous cross-country photo shoot for a book, which they're both salivating over. However, Bryan and Shade disagree about "everything"--everything, that is, except the fierce attraction they have for each other....
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