I love summer romances!
I discovered this one on a WOW and look forward to reading it!
It seemed only natural
to nickname them the ‘Onslow Boys’. Every time they swaggered in the
front door of the Onslow Hotel after a hard week’s work, their laughter
was loud and genuine as they settled onto their bar stools. I peeked
through the restaurant partition, a flimsy divider between my world and
theirs. I couldn’t help but smile whenever I saw them, saw him ... Toby
Morrison.
Quiet seventeen-year-old Tess doesn’t relish the thought of a summertime job. She wants nothing more than to forget the past haunts of high school and have fun with her best friends before the dreaded Year Twelve begins.
To Tess, summer is when everything happens: riding bikes down to the lake, watching the fireworks at the Onslow Show and water bomb fights at the sweltering Sunday markets.
How did she let her friends talk her into working?
After first-shift disasters, rude, wealthy tourists and a taunting ex-boyfriend, Tess is convinced nothing good can come of working her summer away. However, Tess finds unlikely allies in a group of locals dubbed ‘The Onslow Boys’, who are old enough to drive cars, drink beer and not worry about curfews. Tess’s summer of working expands her world with a series of first times with new friends, forbidden love and heartbreaking chaos.
All with the one boy she has never been able to forget.
It will be a summer she will always remember.
Quiet seventeen-year-old Tess doesn’t relish the thought of a summertime job. She wants nothing more than to forget the past haunts of high school and have fun with her best friends before the dreaded Year Twelve begins.
To Tess, summer is when everything happens: riding bikes down to the lake, watching the fireworks at the Onslow Show and water bomb fights at the sweltering Sunday markets.
How did she let her friends talk her into working?
After first-shift disasters, rude, wealthy tourists and a taunting ex-boyfriend, Tess is convinced nothing good can come of working her summer away. However, Tess finds unlikely allies in a group of locals dubbed ‘The Onslow Boys’, who are old enough to drive cars, drink beer and not worry about curfews. Tess’s summer of working expands her world with a series of first times with new friends, forbidden love and heartbreaking chaos.
All with the one boy she has never been able to forget.
It will be a summer she will always remember.
C.J is an up and coming Australian Author. Her debut novel, a YA Romance 'The Boys of Summer’ is a coming of age love story set in a mythical small Australian Town in the mid 90's.
Whether juggling the pressures of a stressful day job, or be it the many realms of mundane reality? C.J has earned a name for her ballistic imagination and witty banter in her blog. Offering an honest, refreshing account with her daily rants of the world and her personal journey in being an Aspiring Author.
To find out more about C.J Duggan and her debut YA Romance “The Boys of Summer” visit http://can-duu.blogspot.com/
To find out more about C.J Duggan and her debut YA Romance “The Boys of Summer” visit http://can-duu.blogspot.com/
I love summer romances too and this one looks really good, thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteI got an advanced ARC of this one and it is FABULOUS!!!! One of my favorites of the year! :) I reviewed it here: http://mybookmarkblog.com/2012/12/15/the-boys-of-summer-review/ And C.J. is a total sweetheart!!!!
ReplyDeleteI have an arc of this for review in early Jan, excited to give it a try
ReplyDeleteI love summer reads too. This sounds like a really fun book.
ReplyDeleteOoh this sounds pretty good! Thanks for putting it on my radar. And I can't resist a cover like that. ;)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read this one! I'm waiting for it to pop up on Barnes and Noble. :)
ReplyDeleteAustralian author, that sold me! Sounds fantastic!
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOSH, why don't I ever know of all the cute stories!!!??? This sounds really really good, just the type of book I read! Thanks for sharing this! And that cover, can you just say gorgeous and sexy!! I LOVE IT!! :D
ReplyDelete~ Maida @ Literary Love Affair
Ooh, I hadn't even heard of this author but I love that she's an Aussie, too! Thanks so much for featuring this :D
ReplyDeleteI love this cover, and it sounds so good!!
ReplyDeleteI love this cover, and it sounds so good!!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so good! I can't wAit to read it. Thanks for sharing, Jennifer!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to read this one. I put it on the TBR recently. Look forward to it.
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