It seems impossible thatĀ TheseĀ Summer StormsĀ is here in only five weeks! This book, which feels like itās been in my head for a million years is so close to being inĀ yourĀ head, and I cannot wait to share theĀ StormĀ family and their wild story with you.
AliceĀ StormĀ hasnāt been welcome at her familyās magnificent private island off the Rhode Island coast in five yearsānot since she was cast out and built her life beyond the familyās name, influence, and untold billions. But when her larger-than-life father dies and Alice is summoned home to face the past, one week threatens to change everything.
Alice plans to keep her head down, pay her final respects (such as they are), and leave the minute the funeral is over. Unfortunately, her father had other plans. The eccentric, manipulative patriarch left his family a final challengeāan inheritance game designed to upend their world. The rules are clear: spend one week on the island, complete their assigned tasks, and receive the inheritance.
A week onĀ StormĀ Island is no easy task for Alice. Every corner of the sprawling old house is bursting with chaos: Her older sisterās secret love affair. Her brotherās unyielding arrogance. Her younger sisterās constant analysis of the vibes. Her motherās cold judgment. And all under the stern, watchful gaze of Jack Dean, her fatherās intriguing and too-handsome second-in-command. It will be a miracle if Alice manages to escape unscathed.
Donāt worry, romance loversā¦you didnāt think Iād miss a chance to write a MacLean hero in the 21st Century, did you?
In an interview with Kirkus ReviewsĀ (a magazine my daughter refers to as āBook Vogueā), I talked about my goal in writing this book ā that Iād keep you up late reading. I hope Iāve achieved thatā¦or at least, I hope it will make yourĀ summerĀ reading a little bit juicier, a little bit swoonier, and a little bit more fun.
Iām thrilled to share some of the early reviews of the book, from some of my absolute favorite writers!
āļø "You may think you know Sarah MacLean, but youāve never seen her like this.Ā TheseĀ Summer StormsĀ lures you in with a gothic setting and rich people behaving badly, butĀ itās the way MacLean layers that with the transformative power of grief and a sizzling romance that will have you recommending this book to everyone you know.ā (Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author ofĀ The Paradise Problem)
āļø āTheseĀ Summer StormsĀ isĀ like a hurricane that blows in from the oceanāpowerful, tragic, and beautiful.Ā Is there anything Sarah MacLean canāt do?ā (Ashley Poston, New York Times bestselling author ofĀ The Seven Year Slip)
āļø āA great writer is a great writer, no matter the genre, so it should come as no surprise that Sarah MacLeanās contemporary fiction is equally compelling as her historical romanceā¦deliciously impossible to put down.ā (Jodi Picoult, #1Ā New York TimesĀ bestselling author)
Ā āļø āThis steamy lovechild of Succession and Elin Hilderbrand isĀ a perfect beach read.ā (Library Journal, starred review)
You can preorderĀ TheseĀ Summer StormsĀ in hardcover, ebook or audio from:
āļø Your local independent bookstore,
āļø Amazon,
āļø Apple Books,
āļø Barnes & Noble,
āļø Books-A-Million,
āļø Kobo,
āļø Signed from The Ripped Bodice, with extra goodiesĀ (more on that below!)
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