That One Summer: Synopsis
Loving Chris Henderson would be
wrong. Diabolically disastrous. I mean, what is there about him to love? He’s
moody, bossy, brooding, a control freak, and that’s on a good day … but there
was one achingly obvious fact that haunted my every thought, every minute of
every day …He sure could kiss.
As the countdown to the new millennium begins, there is one thing everyone agrees on: no one wants to be in Onslow for New Year’s Eve.
So that can only mean one thing: road trip!
No longer the mousey, invisible, shy girl from years ago, Tammy Maskala is finally making up for all those lost summers. A new year with new friends, which astoundingly includes the bossy boy behind the bar, Chris Henderson.
She likes her new friends (at least most of them), so why does she secretly feel so out of place?
After chickening out on the trip, a last-minute change of heart sees Tammy racing to the Onslow Hotel, fearing she’s missed her chance for a ride. The last thing she expected to meet was a less-than-happy Onslow Boy leaning against his black panel van.
Now the countdown begins to reach the others at Point Shank before the party is over and the new year has begun. Alone in a car with only the infuriating Chris Henderson, Tammy can’t help but feel this is a disastrous start to what could have been a great adventure. But when the awkward road trip takes an unexpected turn, Tammy soon discovers that the way her traitorous heart feels about Chris is the biggest disaster of all.
Fogged up windows, moonlight swimming, bad karaoke and unearthed secrets; after this one summer nothing will ever be the same again.
Expected publication: December 17th 2013
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Series Review
The Onslow Boys
are back and heating things up! After meeting Toby and Sean in the first two
books, we finally get the whole story on Chris Henderson, the moody bar keep
from the infamous Onslow Hotel. This series is one of my favorites since each
book is a story about a separate couple and their journey of finding love
amongst the crazy adventures the Onslow boys find themselves in. All of the
characters are either related or good friends which keeps their stories
intertwined. Toby and Sean do not
disappoint in This One Summer and
will be making some surprise moves but, no worries, Chris will surely be
stealing the spotlight.
Sometimes it’s
hard to pick your favorite out of a group but in this case Chris wins by a
landslide. His sarcastic and grumpy attitude make you want to smack him on the
head but at the same time you want to jump his bones. I love the angst that
C.J. Duggan puts between Chris and the newest girl in the mix, Tammy. When we
first met Tammy in An Endless Summer I
was a little cautious of how she was going to be put into the group, but from
the first chapter of TOS I developed
a girl crush on her. Tammy is trying to find her place within the group and
really, finding her place in life. Her safety bubble gets popped when she is
stuck with Chris and the rest of the gang on a road trip to ring in the New
Year.
This One Summer is my favorite of the
series so far. Don’t get me wrong, The Boys
of Summer and An Endless Summer
are amazing books, but there is just something about Chris that has held my interest
from the beginning. The chemistry between Chris and Tammy is thick and tangible
and will have you biting your lip in anticipation. The rest of the Onslow group
adds some surprises to the story as well and will leave you with some great
‘awe’ moments. This is definitely a book you read cover to cover in one
sitting. C.J. Duggan did a remarkable job with this whole series and how well
they flow into one another. This is a must read series and would make an
awesome gift this holiday season.
Author Bio:
C.J Duggan is the number one bestselling Australian author of the Summer Series! C.J lives with her husband in a rural border town of New South Wales, Australia. When she isn’t writing books about swoony boys and 90’s pop culture you will find her renovating her hundred-year-old Victorian homestead or annoying her local travel agent for a quote to escape the chaos.
Novels in the Summer Series includes: The Boys of Summer (2012), An Endless Summer (2013) and the highly anticipated, soon to be released That One Summer (2013).
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