Summer Hours

A Novel

By: Amy Mason Doan

Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon

“Fantastic. Wistful, mysterious, sparkling with secrets. I raced through Summer Hours in a day!” —Meg Donohue, USA Today bestselling author

“A dreamy, nostalgic tale full of wisdom and heart. I love this book.” —Andrea Dunlop, author of She Regrets Nothing

Five summers. A secret love. One sparkling reunion.

Thirty-three-year-old Becc Reardon has tried hard to forget the all-consuming relationship that upended her life one summer in college. But when a mutual friend’s wedding means road-tripping up the California coast with a man from the past, she can't resist one last chance at a reunion.

From gorgeous beaches to quaint hotels, each stop along the way is a reminder of their memories together—the infinite nights at bonfires, the sneaky midday movie sessions. And soon enough, Becc is happily speeding beside the ocean waves with the funny, adventurous person she used to love and wondering what the future holds beyond the weekend.

But when the pair unexpectedly arrive at the location of their long-ago flameout, old heartbreaks flood back, and Becc will have to decide if those dazzling hours they once shared are worth fighting for before the trip ends and they’re lost forever. Set in the mid ’90s and 2008, Summer Hours is about love, female coming of age, the power of nostalgia, and what happens when you realize you haven’t become the person you’d always promised to be.

*Don't miss Amy Mason Doan's next novel, The California Dreamers, available now for preorder!

Also by Amy Mason Doan:

• The California Dreamers
• Lady Sunshine
• The Summer List

Not as good as Amy Mason Doan’s first book

It’s still a solid story worth a listening , but it just isn’t as riveting as her first. It drags a bit with the storyline and is somewhat predictable. The friendships, so wonderfully portrayed in her first book, don’t delve as deeply and at times it feels more geared to people in their teens, twenties and thirties. However even in my mid-50s, I would listen to Amy Mason Doan’s next book without hesitation.

Very good

Very good! I had to keep up with going back and forth at first but once got it figured out it was very good!

LOVED IT

I loved Summer Hours just as much as The Summer List. Amy Mason Doan is my new favorite author. She draws the reader in and keeps them there the entire time. Please write another book!

Captured my attention from start to end

My favourite books are the ones with meaningful life lessons at the centre of it.
Sometimes we have to make HUGE, heartbreaking mistakes to learn who we are and what is important to us.
The storyline kept me invested from start to finish.
The ending was slightly disappointing... a bit flat/rushed after the “build up” but not bad.
I realised that this is my second book from this author- Amy Mason Doan - and I remembered that the previous book also made quite an impression on me. I’ll definitely look out for more books from her.