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After finding McQuiston's What Happens in Scotland (Second Sons) so refreshingly original, I had high expectations for this book. The writing is good, and I mostly like the storyline and characters, but the barriers to marriage felt like the same old thing. It may just be my personal preference as I tend to avoid books with destitute heroines, and this one is topped off by a hero who's convinced he's not worthy of marriage. After about the twentieth time he shared his inner thoughts about avoiding marriage, I lost my patience and started skimming. It's a great book to skim! Much more interesting than wading through all that tedious repetition.

David Cameron feels responsible for the death of his first love when he was a young man of about twenty-one. His grief causes him to try to end his life but he's rescued by a twelve-year old Caroline who instructs him on following the current to a safer spot to exit the ocean. Eleven years later, they meet again and strike up a friendship, and course fall in love. Caroline is a tall and athletic swimmer and she's experiencing difficulty with some of the men mocking her lack of femininity. David decides to help her by suggesting to these men to consider her many attributes and therefore see her as more womanly (specifically her long legs make up for lack of a bosom).

Caroline suddenly finds herself the object of attention for a number of men and feels compelled to choose a husband to help her family from their financial struggles. Of course the man she wants, David, isn't offering. Ugh! It's really not the fault of this book, I've just read this trope too many times. The swimming is somewhat interesting, but I found Caroline's bluestocking sister more interesting to read about. I really liked where the storyline went with her character, which I won't spoil with any details. Overall this was an ok read - nothing bad, but not very exciting or original either.


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Summer Is for Lovers Second Sons Jennifer McQuiston 9780062231314 Books Reviews

'Summer is for Lovers' by Jennifer McQuiston is a fun read, a good summer read. I have read 1) 'What Happens in Scotland' 2) 'Summer is for Lovers 3) 'Moonlight on my Mind' and this one is my favorite so far. A refreshing, new writer in the historical romance genre. I've loved romances for 20+ years, and I'm always looking for new authors that will draw me in, and are well written in the genre. Jen manages to do both. I enjoy her settings in the early Victorian era, as the Regency era is way overdone in the genre. Jen infuses unique plot elements with some traditional historical romance ideas. Caroline stood out to me as a strong, capable female character,who still has vulnerabilities. I enjoyed David, and like many romance heroes for me, at times I loved him and at times he infuriated me. I'm looking forward to more by JM.
Victorian romance. 2nd in the series. The couple actually waits until after the wedding to consummate. This was a solid 3 stars from start to finish.

When we met David in the first book, he was busy screwing a housemaid in the stable. Not exactly hero material. I was thinking this story might have been better casting him as an antihero. Of course what really happens is he changes in the story to a honorable man with a guilty secret. Pretty much been there done that. This is well written & does have a heroine who is athletic & a swimmer. She's not pretty, but striking in looks. The story meanders along without much excitement until almost the very end.
Here's hoping book 3 is interesting.
Very engaging story - couldn't put it down!

Caroline, her sister, Penelope and their mother live in the town of Brighton and Caroline has one abiding passion - swimming in Brighton's ocean in the privacy of a little cove that she considers her very own. Since the type of swimming Caroline does isn't considered ladylike, she has to keep her swimming a secret from everyone. Caroline is very tall, somewhat gawky, socially awkward and doesn't have clothing that fits her well. Caroline's father passed away a few years previously and left the family with very little money. In fact, the family only has 100 pounds left from her mother's inheritance. Caroline promised her father before he passed that she would take care of her mother and sister and even though she doesn't want to get married, she feels she has no other options. Plus, she doesn't really know how to go about finding a suitable husband.

Eleven years previously, when she was only 12 years old, Caroline managed to save a young man who was about to drown - David Cameron, a military man stationed near Brighton. David has been her fantasy since that time even though she never saw him again. Unbeknownst to Caroline, David has just brought his ailing mother from Scotland to Brighton hoping that she will respond to the climate and treatments in that location.

On the first day David is in Brighton, he takes a walk along the ocean where Caroline saved him so many years ago and of course they run into one another. Even though years have passed, David recognizes her and they immediately form a friendship. David is absolutely determined he will never marry due to a dark circumstance in his past. Because of Caroline's social awkwardness, David takes it upon himself to try and put her in a different light in the eyes of the young men who are vacationing in Brighton so that she can find a husband from among their set. Of course, this eventually becomes very humorous because it's obvious David and Caroline are meant to be together - to everyone except David that is. The development of David's and Caroline's romance is utterly enthralling. In particular, in David eyes, Caroline seems to transform from an "awkward-in-her-own-skin" kind of person into such a beautiful woman, he finds it increasingly difficult to be around her - since he is determined never to marry.

Adding to the fun in this book are some cute minor characters - young dandies who are trying to get Caroline's attention, the prissy Miss Julianne Baxter and Caroline's own sister. I found myself actually laughing out loud a couple of times. Then there was the swimming competition - loved this part also.

Truly enjoyable book. Looking forward to the next book "Moonlight on my Mind" featuring the lovely Julianne Baxter - can't wait to see what trouble she cooks up.
After finding McQuiston's What Happens in Scotland (Second Sons) so refreshingly original, I had high expectations for this book. The writing is good, and I mostly like the storyline and characters, but the barriers to marriage felt like the same old thing. It may just be my personal preference as I tend to avoid books with destitute heroines, and this one is topped off by a hero who's convinced he's not worthy of marriage. After about the twentieth time he shared his inner thoughts about avoiding marriage, I lost my patience and started skimming. It's a great book to skim! Much more interesting than wading through all that tedious repetition.

David Cameron feels responsible for the death of his first love when he was a young man of about twenty-one. His grief causes him to try to end his life but he's rescued by a twelve-year old Caroline who instructs him on following the current to a safer spot to exit the ocean. Eleven years later, they meet again and strike up a friendship, and course fall in love. Caroline is a tall and athletic swimmer and she's experiencing difficulty with some of the men mocking her lack of femininity. David decides to help her by suggesting to these men to consider her many attributes and therefore see her as more womanly (specifically her long legs make up for lack of a bosom).

Caroline suddenly finds herself the object of attention for a number of men and feels compelled to choose a husband to help her family from their financial struggles. Of course the man she wants, David, isn't offering. Ugh! It's really not the fault of this book, I've just read this trope too many times. The swimming is somewhat interesting, but I found Caroline's bluestocking sister more interesting to read about. I really liked where the storyline went with her character, which I won't spoil with any details. Overall this was an ok read - nothing bad, but not very exciting or original either.