Long Past Summer
A Novel
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
“Kirwan’s excellent debut brings charm, complexity, and plenty of heat…This mature, steamy romance will have readers swooning.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Noué Kirwan’s exquisitely-written debut left me breathless.”—Farrah Rochon, USA Today bestselling author of The Dating Playbook
"Long Past Summer is powerful.”—Naima Simone, USA Today bestselling author
It's hard to move on from a broken heart—and harder to move on from a broken friendship.
Mikaela Marchand is living the polished life she always planned for: a successful New York lawyer, with a promotion in her sights and a devoted boyfriend by her side. She’s come a long way from the meek teen she was growing up in small town Georgia, but the memory of her adolescence isn’t far—in fact, it’s splashed across a massive billboard in Times Square. An old photograph of Mikaela and her former best friend, Julie, has landed on the cover of a high-profile fashion magazine advertised all over the city. And when Julie files a lawsuit, Mikaela is caught in the middle as defense lawyer for the magazine.
Not only will she have to face Julie for the first time in years, Mikaela’s forced to work closely with the photographer in question: the former love of her life--and Julie’s ex-husband--Cameron Murphy. Mikaela needs to win the case to get her promotion--and as a junior partner, she has no margin for error. But unresolved feelings still exist between Cam and Mikaela, and jealousy always made Julie play dirty…
With flashbacks to summers of first loves and fragile friendships, Long Past Summer looks at the delicate and powerful thread that binds and breaks friends and flames.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Kirwan's excellent debut brings charm, complexity, and plenty of heat. Lawyer Mikaela Marchand is just one case away from being promoted to partner at the firm where she works. As a Black woman in the legal field, she's had to be twice as good as her white colleagues to be considered qualified, and now that she's steps away from her goal, the inveterate people-pleaser doesn't need any distractions. Then she learns that her next case involves defending her ex-boyfriend, photographer Cameron Murphy, against his ex-wife and Mikaela's childhood friend, Julie. Cameron sold a photo of Julie and Mikaela from one of the summers they spent together as teens to a fashion magazine, and Julie is suing. It should be a simple lawsuit, but old rivalries—and old feelings—soon resurface. Flashbacks to the tempestuous trio's adolescent summers add texture, and Kirwan does an excellent job making all three characters flawed but empathetic. Even as they wade through some truly messy situations, it's easy to root for Mikaela and Cameron's happy ending. This mature, steamy romance will have readers swooning.
