It Happened One Summer
A Novel
Published on 19. August 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-06-304565-1 (ISBN)
Description
The first in a spicy and unforgettable rom-com duology from #1 New York Times bestseller and tik tok favorite Tessa Bailey, in which a Hollywood "It Girl" is cut off from her wealthy family and exiled to a small Pacific Northwest beach town... where she butts heads with a surly, sexy local sea captain who thinks she doesn't belong.
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 in this charming fish out of water story.
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 in this opposites attract romance, 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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One spare room in a backwater town. Two people who are polar opposites. And a connection neither of them saw coming.
Grumpy Sunshine: He's a big, bearded sea captain who thinks she won't last a week outside of Beverly Hills. She's a fashionable wild child determined to prove everyone-especially him-wrong.
Forced Proximity: Piper can't escape the grumpy local in a town as small as Westport. He's everywhere she turns, and the undeniable attraction simmering between them is getting harder to ignore.
Fish Out of Water: From rooftop parties to a shabby apartment with bunk beds, Piper is determined to prove she's more than just a pretty face by running her late father's dive bar.
Found Family: As Piper reconnects with her past and begins to feel at home in the quirky Pacific Northwest town, she starts to wonder if the glamorous life she left behind is what she truly wants after all.
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 in this charming fish out of water story.
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 in this opposites attract romance, 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.
As seen on E!Online, PopSugar, CNN, EliteDaily, Vulture, Buzzfeed, Bustle, the Nerd Daily, PARADE, LA Magazine, Country Living, USA Today, and more!
One spare room in a backwater town. Two people who are polar opposites. And a connection neither of them saw coming.
Grumpy Sunshine: He's a big, bearded sea captain who thinks she won't last a week outside of Beverly Hills. She's a fashionable wild child determined to prove everyone-especially him-wrong.
Forced Proximity: Piper can't escape the grumpy local in a town as small as Westport. He's everywhere she turns, and the undeniable attraction simmering between them is getting harder to ignore.
Fish Out of Water: From rooftop parties to a shabby apartment with bunk beds, Piper is determined to prove she's more than just a pretty face by running her late father's dive bar.
Found Family: As Piper reconnects with her past and begins to feel at home in the quirky Pacific Northwest town, she starts to wonder if the glamorous life she left behind is what she truly wants after all.
Reviews / Votes
"Steamy, sexy and fun, you'll want to soar through these pages." - New York Post"Tessa Bailey is in a league of her own. She has mastered the perfect balance of heart, hilarity, and of course, heat. Elijah and Addison are such a special duo--built on snark, sweetness, and a genuine friendship. Beat for beat, Getaway Girl, is pure romance perfection." - Lyla Sage, New York Times Bestselling Author of Lost and Lassoed
"I put my entire life on hold the moment I opened It Happened One Summer. I read it in one long, luxurious sitting, reading each page twice, not wanting to miss a moment, and dreading The End. I knew I was reading one of my new favorite books, and I will reread it for years to come, whenever I need a dose of small-town coziness and hard-bodied sea captains. Tessa disarms you with a laugh, heats things up past boiling, and then puts a squeeze inside your heart. The tenderness, vulnerability and heat I am always guaranteed with a Tessa Bailey book are the reasons she is one of my all-time favorite authors." - Sally Thorne
"With her singular talent for writing romantic chemistry that is both sparkling sweet and explosively sexy, Tessa Bailey once again delivers-It Happened One Summer is everything I want in a modern romance, with two complicated, appealing leads, a setting that feels lived-in and also fresh, and storytelling you want to sink into even as you can't stop turning pages. The total package from one of the genre's very best." - Kate Clayborn, author of Love at First
"A romantic comedy delight. If you loved Schitt's Creek, It Happened One Summer will be your absolute jam." - Christina Lauren
"Tessa Bailey writes pure magic! It Happened One Summer has everything you could want in a rom-com-heartwarming romance, laugh-out-loud humor, and scorching hot chemistry between the lovable socialite and sexy ship captain. I absolutely loved it!" - Alexis Daria, bestselling author of You Had Me at Hola
"Fans of Schitt's Creek will love the premise of Bailey's latest work... [a] sexy, drama-filled love story. It Happened One Summer is another great beach read. Plus, laying out in the sun is a perfect excuse for the blush-inducing scenes scattered throughout." - USA Today
"Schitt's Creek fans, this is the romance read for you." - PopSugar (Best Books of July)
"Her voice feels as fresh and contemporary as a Netflix rom-com... Bailey writes banter and rom-com scenarios with aplomb, but for those who like their romance on the spicier side, she's also the Michelangelo of dirty talk. She wields filth like Da Vinci does a paintbrush, and there's a lot to be said for an author who can fill such exchanges with all the requisite heat, enthusiastic consent, and yes, even humor, of such a scenario without veering into corny territory." - Entertainment Weekly
"Bailey delivers on her usual trifecta of sharp banter, instant chemistry, and high-heat sex scenes, but they are coupled with intense soul-searching for both Piper and Brendan... Another winning romance from an author at the top of her game." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Bailey strikes rom-com gold in this outstanding tale... [She] is bound to earn new followers with love scenes hot enough to boil water and a hilariously naive Schitt's Creek-inspired protagonist who is clearly out of her depth." - Booklist (starred review)
"This fish-out-of-water story features quirky characters in a charming working-class small town and a steamy, feel-good romance between opposites. Schitt's Creek fans who just wanted to see Alexis get her happy ending will flock to this title." - Library Journal
"When you read a book by Bailey, there are two things you can always count on: sexy, rapid-fire dialogue and scorching love scenes..." - BookPage.com
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
310 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-304565-1 (9780063045651)
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey can solve all problems except for her own, so she focuses those efforts on stubborn, fictional blue-collar men and loyal, lovable heroines. She lives on Long Island avoiding the sun and social interactions, then wonders why no one has called. Dubbed the "Michelangelo of dirty talk," by Entertainment Weekly, Tessa writes with spice, spirit, swoon and a guaranteed happily ever after.