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Plotting SummerJess Heileman

Plotting Summer

Jess Heileman (2024)

SubgenreSmall Town Romance
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SettingContemporary
CSM age13
Goodreads4.09/5 (4791)

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AnxietyDeception

Synopsis

The book is always better than the movie. But occasionally, life is better than the book. Ten years ago I made a mortifying, life-altering mistake. Now, this once seemingly insignificant choice is threatening to wreck my entire existence. And possibly throw Tristan Palmer—my next-door-neighbor and the guy I’ve had a secret crush on for the entirety of my life—into the fray unaware. The mistake? I am Sunny Palmer. As in the anonymous, best-selling author of over a dozen beloved romances and renowned thief of Tristan’s last name. Okay, not renowned yet, thank the high heavens! But that news will spread like wildfire if people discover that this introverted book nerd is the woman behind the pen name. And the fact that my first book, Secret Crush, is Tristan’s and my fictionalized love story leaves zero room for calling it anything but what it is—a travesty of greatest proportions. That’s why NO ONE can know! Ever! So it’s wretched luck that when I finally visit Sunset Harbor, the small-town island where I grew up, I run into the still heart-stopping, book-boyfriend-worthy man himself. And shockingly, Tristan seems intent on reminding me what the island has to offer. Because that’s what friends do. Logic demands I resist his charm and guard my secret at all costs, which is why it’s vastly unfortunate that Tristan Palmer was and always will be … my greatest weakness. Plotting Summer is a small-town island romantic comedy with the perfect amount of swoon and none of the explicit scenes or language. Read the rest of the Falling for Summer series–seven standalone romances with interconnected characters, all falling in love in Sunset Harbor.

Tags

Romantic ComedyIsland SettingClean Romance

Is Plotting Summer appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A clean romance with no explicit content or strong language. The protagonist hides her identity as a bestselling author who wrote a romance based on her neighbor, creating comedic tension but no mature themes.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include anxiety and deception.

Publisher age: Adult¡Our content rating: 13+

Publisher ages reflect reading level; our rating reflects content maturity — they can differ.

Who'll love this

Teens will enjoy the humor and swoony tension as a secret author returns home and reconnects with her lifelong crush.