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From New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean, These Summer Storms is a razor-sharp, wildly sexy novel about a wealthy New England family's long-overdue reckoning ... and the one week that threatens to tear them apart.
Alice Storm hasn't been welcome at her family's magnificent private island off the Rhode Island coast in five years—not since she was cast out and built her life beyond the Storm name, influence, and untold billions. But the shocking death of her larger-than-life father changes everything.
Alice plans to keep her head down, pay her final respects (such as they are), and leave the minute the funeral is over. Unfortunately, her father had other plans. The eccentric, manipulative patriarch left his family a final challenge—an inheritance game designed to upend their world. The rules are clear: spend one week on the island, complete their assigned tasks, and receive the inheritance.
But a whole week on Storm Island is no easy task for Alice. Every corner of the sprawling old house is bursting with chaos: Her older sister's secret love affair. Her brother's unyielding arrogance. Her younger sister's constant analysis of the vibes. Her mother's cold judgment. And all under the stern, watchful gaze of Jack Dean, her father's intriguing and too-handsome second-in-command. It will be a miracle if Alice manages to escape unscathed.
A smart and tender story about the transformative power of grief, love, and family, this luscious novel explores past secrets, present truths, and futures forged in the wake of wild summer storms.
"MacLean's first foray into contemporary family drama has notes of Succession along with the steamy romance she's known for in her historical novels. The Storm family is full of complicated, flawed characters, and sticking them together on an island for a week leads to lots of delightfully dramatic fights, secrets, and reveals." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"MacLean doesn't completely abandon her romance roots or trademark humor, but the family relationships drive this fun plot. This steamy love-child of Succession and Elin Hilderbrand is a perfect beach read." —Library Journal (starred review)
"Poignant overtures of grief, deliciously complicated family dynamics, and forbidden love thread together in a perfect tapestry of mystery and romance. These Summer Storms is like a hurricane that blows in from the ocean—powerful, tragic, and beautiful. Is there anything Sarah MacLean can't do?" —Ashley Poston, New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Year Slip
"From the first rumbles of thunder to the final torrential downpour, MacLean takes readers for a wild ride!" —Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author of Just for the Summer
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Sarah MacLean is the author of sixteen New York Times bestselling novels that have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. She is the co-host of the weekly romance novel podcast, Fated Mates, and a leading voice in the romance genre. A product of Rhode Island summers and New England storms, MacLean now lives with her family in New York City.
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