These Summer Storms

A Novel

De: Sarah MacLean

Narrado por: Julia Whelan

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From author Sarah MacLean, a razor-sharp, wildly sexy novel about a wealthy New England family’s long-overdue reckoning . . . and the one week that threatens to tear them apart.

“Deliciously impossible to put down.”—Jodi Picoult

“Addictive.”—Ali Hazelwood

“A gripping inheritance drama, wrapped around a swoony summer romance.”—The New York Times Book Review

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME, THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, NPR, KIRKUS REVIEWS

Alice Storm hasn’t been welcome at her family’s magnificent private island off the Rhode Island coast in five years—not since she was cast out and built her life beyond the Storm name, influence, and untold billions. But the shocking death of her larger-than-life father changes everything.

Alice plans to keep her head down, pay her final respects (such as they are), and leave the minute the funeral is over. Unfortunately, her father had other plans. The eccentric, manipulative patriarch left his family a final challenge—an inheritance game designed to upend their world. The rules are clear: spend one week on the island, complete their assigned tasks, and receive the inheritance.

But a whole week on Storm Island is no easy task for Alice. Every corner of the sprawling old house is bursting with chaos: Her older sister’s secret love affair. Her brother’s unyielding arrogance. Her younger sister’s constant analysis of the vibes. Her mother’s cold judgment. And all under the stern, watchful gaze of Jack Dean, her father’s intriguing and too-handsome second-in-command. It will be a miracle if Alice manages to escape unscathed.

A smart and tender story about the transformative power of grief, love, and family, this luscious novel explores past secrets, present truths, and futures forged in the wake of wild summer storms.

excellent book

this is the first book that I have read by this author and it is excellent. it's a love story but also has a very interesting plot.

Julia Whelan is incredible as usual, but ultimately the story never got strong

Watered down plot with serious potential. I kept waiting for it it to get really good. The female main character….hard to sympathize or really even like. She needed to be better developed. Felt like a half written story

Suspense and sexy

I wish she had more like this book that is relevant to today’s life nor in the past.

Great Story

This was a great relatable & compelling story with great narrations! You won’t be sorry, go ahead and listen!

Sorry

Voice actor was great and enjoyed the way she told story seems authentic an easy to listen to

the story

I enjoyed it very much. well written with just enough twists to keep you listening and wondering what happeneds next.

Perfect Labor Day read

This book is delicious. It blends a coastal Succession vibe with a Knives Out–style game and We Were Liars undertones, making it the perfect Labor Day read. It’s got some twists and turns that I didn’t see coming.

I loved how the story unfolded, layer by layer, as Alice uncovered more about her family during her exile. The romance subplot wasn’t essential to the narrative, but I appreciated its presence. Alice and Jack’s slow burn was a great touch.

One of my favorite frameworks while reading was imagining the Storm kids as embodiments of the “See No Evil, Speak No Evil, Hear No Evil” trio with one sibling set apart as “No Evil.” That lens made the family dynamics even more fascinating and gave the whole book an added edge.

Such a cruel set of parents

In any other setting, this family would be referred to social services! The children redeem themselves eventually, but the manipulative parents never express real love.

good story with excellent narration.

the slavish devotion to Jack's looks was irritating. very romance novel ish. I really enjoyed the story and thought the narration was excellent.

Great Characters, Great Setting and Fun Plot

Engaging story and just full of twists enough to be fun; and funny. Julia Whalen makes it all the more engaging.