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It Happened One Summer

Tessa Bailey

Ages 16+

Readers rate it 3.7 (554 on Hardcover)

368 pages · Released Jul 13, 2021

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It Happened One Summer parent’s guide: what’s inside

Medium confidence

Violence

LGBTQ+ themes

Scary or mature

What it offers

Educational value

A note for parents

This is an adult contemporary romance novel featuring a wealthy socialite who learns responsibility and self-worth through small-town life and a developing relationship. While the core themes are positive—personal growth, finding authentic connection, and reassessing priorities—the book is marketed for adult readers and contains moderate sexual content and some drinking. Teenagers seeking romance with emotional depth may find it appealing, but it's best suited for older teens comfortable with romance conventions.

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From the publisher

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 so... 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.

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  • American literature
  • Loveable Characters
  • Not Diverse Characters
  • Strong Character Development
  • Character driven
  • A mix driven
  • Weak Character Development
  • Unloveable Characters
  • Diverse Characters
  • Plot driven
  • Kindle unlimited
  • lighthearted

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ISBN 9780063045651 · Avon Books

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