The Summer That Changed Everything

Name: The Summer That Changed Everything
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Brenda Novak
ISBN: 9781488235771

Author: Brenda Novak

Narrator: Courtney Patterson

Unabridged: 10 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harlequin Audio

Published: 06/03/2025

Categories: Fiction, Women, Family Life, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Synopsis

She returned to prove her father's innocence, but there's no telling what she'll find…

It's been fifteen years since Lucy Sinclair saw her father. Fifteen long years since she sat in a courtroom and watched him sentenced to life in prison. He murdered three victims—all people she knew—which ruined her life at just seventeen. But now she’s back in Virginia to talk to him, wondering if there’s more to the story of what happened that fateful night.

An old flame, Ford Wagner, makes his own return to North Hampton Beach, fleeing a marriage that seems destined for divorce. He’s wary of Lucy and her digging into the past, but the more time they spend together, the closer they get and the more he finds himself reconsidering the truth behind the death of their mutual friend that summer. Problem is, there are plenty of those in this small coastal town who would prefer things stay quiet…

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About Brenda Novak

New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak has written over 80 novels. An eight-time Rita nominee, she's won The National Reader's Choice, The Bookseller's Best and other awards. She runs Brenda Novak for the Cure, a charity that has raised more than $2.5 million for diabetes research (her youngest son has this disease). She considers herself lucky to be a mother of five and married to the love of her life. www.brendanovak.com

Reviews

Goodreads review by Fairuz ᥫ᭡. on May 28, 2025

The Summer That Changed Everything ⭐️ 3 stars for the book 🎧 4 stars for the audio 🩷 Huge thanks to Harlequin Audio for the ALC via NetGalley 💌 Okay, so. This one had me hooked at the concept, but the execution? Meh. I was fully ready for a gritty emotional rollercoaster, small-town secrets, and that gr......more

Goodreads review by Casey Reads 🌸 on March 08, 2025

She returns to her hometown to try to prove her father’s innocence and is reunited with her first love along the way. There were parts of this I enjoyed, but overall this book was very slow to me. Especially the first 1/3 of the book that felt extremely repetitive and could have been condensed to abo......more

Goodreads review by Keri on June 22, 2025

Lucy was just seventeen when her father was convicted and sent to prison for murdering three people in their small town. The townspeople turned against Lucy too, and she left and hasn’t returned or talked to her father since. Now, after fifteen years, she feels like she still doesn’t understand what......more

Goodreads review by Nikki on June 20, 2025

First off, don’t let the cover fool you! I immediately thought this was a romance novel until I read the synopsis. This is a mystery/ thriller. Fifteen years ago Lucy Sinclair’s father was sentenced life in prison for the murder of three people. Since that day, she has never seen her father again. U......more

Goodreads review by Madison on June 02, 2025

The Summer That Changed Everything by Brenda Novak Contemporary romance with mystery. Lucy Sinclair hasn’t seen her father in fifteen years. Since he was sent to prison for the murder of three people. Lucy wants answers and returns to North Hampton Beach to ask questions. The answers she receives are......more