A Briar universe standalone romance featuring the next generation Off-Campus characters—where one unforgettable summer changes everything.
After a brutal breakup, college junior Blake Logan escapes to her family’s lake house in Tahoe, determined to shut out the world. Her plan is simple: no men, no drama. Until Wyatt Graham shows up. Four years older and far too good at getting under her skin, Wyatt is the living embodiment of a “bad idea,” and the guy who shattered her pride when she confessed her crush at sixteen.
With his music career stalled, Wyatt has come to Tahoe for inspiration. The last thing he expects is to find it with Blake. He’s spent years keeping his distance, convinced he’s all wrong for her, but she’s no longer the innocent girl he once knew. She’s confident, captivating, and impossible to ignore. And the slow-burning tension between them? It’s catching fire fast.
They both know this can’t last, but one reckless kiss turns into another, and soon they’re tangled in something that feels dangerously like more. Just as they finally give in to the pull, tragedy tears them apart, leaving their hearts in pieces.
But forgetting that one, nearly perfect summer? Not a chance. And when fate brings them together again, Blake and Wyatt must decide if this is a second chance…or the final verse.
Review:
The first part of this book was a strong 5 star read–loved the Dad Chat, the Tahoe Family Summer was pure gold, even enjoyed Blake and Wyatt’s slow burn to total sex fest relationship. The way it was revealed to their families and the chatting about it afterwards made me LOL. But then everything took a turn…
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Surprise pregnancies are already not my favorite trope; having it turn out to be ectopic and the trauma of that combined with the hormones still in Blake’s system causing their breakup was rough to read. Wyatt making out with the pop princess who asked him to open for her on her tour was not my favorite part, and don’t even get me started with what happened between Beau and AJ…so, yeah. I’m absolutely going to keep reading the second gen books, because ultimately I did enjoy *most* of this one–my librarian heart especially loved Blake’s research tangents so much–but I do wish it had been more consistent from start to finish.
I absolutely agree with the one review I read, though–at this point I read the first gen books so many hundreds of books ago that family trees reminding us all of who’s who (and from which books) would be super helpful!
Rating: 4 stars / A-
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
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