Valeen Robertson (Live Thru Books Blog)'s Reviews > The Summer I Loved You

When Cameron Blake hears a dissenting opinion of his art at one of his showings, he's surprised to find the non-fan is a young girl of about 9 years old. She's bright, she's bold and she's opinionated. And she somehow ignites protective feelings in him that Cameron didn't even know he possessed, and he finds himself escorting her home in his limo. Imagine his (and Bron's mother's) surprise when Bron's mother turns out to be Cam's ex of about 10 years. Hmm...

When Adrianna Arenas hears from her daughter's school that Bronwyn skipped that day, she's frantic. As a single mother to the light of her life, she's the quintessential over-protective mom who worries incessantly about her daughter's safety. But when Bron skips in and unknowingly brings Adrianna's ex into her life, how will Adriana (and Cam and Bron) react to the news that Cam is Bron's father? Yikes! Cue the angsty good times. But not over the top in any way. Just a lot of time spent rebuilding trust and finding that their love had never died and that Cam's parents had truly done both of them a disservice in more ways than one.

The Summer I Loved You is a wonderful second chance romance. Cam and Adrianna were real characters with realistic problems and realistic behavior. Their second chance did not come easily to them. No, they had to work extremely hard to overcome their past issues, and to overcome what Cam's parents had done to them. J.L. Lora did a fabulous job here, and I am very definitely looking forward to more from her.

I received an ARC for an honest review.