Summerhaven

Book Description: 

Hannah Kent and Oliver Jennings pledged their hearts to each other as children. Now, years later, Hannah is thrilled to receive an invitation to spend the summer at Oliver’s family’s country estate. The path to wedded bliss is clear—so long as Oliver’s highbrow older brother, Damon, has ceased his juvenile antics, Hannah’s future looks bright indeed.

But from the moment Hannah arrives at Summerhaven, nothing is as she expected. Oliver seems disinterested in renewing their acquaintance, and Damon is not the brutish boy she remembers but a man intent on avoiding marriage. Although she has loathed Damon her whole life, when he contrives a ruse designed to win them both what they desire, Hannah warily agrees. All she has to do to reclaim Oliver’s attention is pretend to be madly in love with Damon. But when Damon is surprisingly convincing in his role as a suitor, it proves difficult to discern the line between pretense and true love. 

My Review: 

Hannah Kent has been in love with Oliver Jennings since he proposed to her when they were twelve.  True loves wait.... After waiting for him for eight years, she finally gets an invitation from his mother to visit their estate. At last, Hannah will get her dream come true of marrying Ollie and spending a lifetime together.  But, when she arrives at Summerhaven, things aren’t as she imagined. 

Hannah’s perception of the past with Ollie and his older brother, Damon, was not really accurate. What she saw with Damon being mean and vindictive was proven to be untrue when Damon was able to explain his motives. As I learned more about him and what he does for Hannah, the more I was hoping Hannah would realize which was the better man for her. I loved the letter she receives from Damon where he shows her who he is and his feelings. I gave a happy sigh after reading it, and a “What are you waiting for? Go, Hannah, go!”

If you like Jane Austen’s stories or enemies to more tropes, you will enjoy reading this book.  Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book. All opinions are my own, freely given.