Summertime is a Cinderella story for the Gen-Xers who dreamed of marrying that certain “boy band” member. Lynn did a great job, balancing the dream with the reality of life. Dementia is not an easy thing to deal with. Add single parenting and a budding career and you’ve got stress beyond belief. This book made me think of my early teen years, a certain boy band, and my dream of being on the arm of a certain member of that band. I no longer have that dream, only because I have my own Prince Charming. Thanks Lynn for the walk down Memory Lane.
Nichole Osborn
Author: Lynn McMonigal
Publisher: CreateSpace
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 1442102535
Format: Soft cover and Kindle
Genre: Christian Chick Lit
“Walking on the beach that summer day, her beautiful eyes stole my heart. I wonder if she ever thinks of me, and all the things that we could be?” ‘Summertime’ by Lynn McMonigal is all that it sounds to be, romantic, funny, poignant, and a very pleasant read. Mix a journalist, a talent scout and a boy band with a beach and you have the makings of a hot romantic time. Crystal works for her father in the talent agency of a music producer and Laura worked for a publishing company. Crystal invited her roommate Laura to a party on a beach. There are times when two becomes four or even five. You’ll have to read the book to see how the math works out.
Lynn McMonigal writes with an almost devilish hand. Once you start reading anything she writes, it’s very hard to put it down until you’ve finished it. Don’t read the ending first, it will almost spoil the big climax. It won’t destroy the story though. Every word carries it’s own weight in gold.
If I were a teacher I’d give this book an A. As a clergy person, I’d suggest it for the library. As a reader, I’d suggest this for anyone that loves a good romance.
©Ron Berry
Neither Joey nor Laura expected to find love on a strip of beach that summer, but they did. And from that love came many great things, including Laura’s dedicating her life to Christ, and the birth of their love child. A child that Joey would not learn about for ten years, and a decision not to tell the child about her father until a fateful day ten years into her life.
Lynn McMonigal has hit a home run with this inspirational romance filled with thoughtful situations and godly solutions. Her masterful handling of premarital relations and the sometimes difficult decisions that have to be faced, sometimes alone, are supreme.
Summertime, is a wonderfully uplifting story of love found, love lost, and how faith can see us through all things.
–Kim Smith, author of A WILL TO LOVE, Red Rose Publishing, 2009
