Chase Kenzington loves two things: fast cars and women. At
twenty-one, he has the entire world at his feet. With his father being Hank
Kenzington, who is one of the best drivers in the Sprint Cup Series and his
grandfather, Arnold Kenzington, a legend in Nascar, he's used to getting
whatever he wants when he wants it.
When he and his friends decide to spend the summer at his
father’s beach house in Myrtle Beach ,
he expects to spend it throwing parties on the beach and finding hot girls to
hook up with. The last thing on his mind is finding a girl who’ll make him
re-think everything.
Ashlynn Myers, along with a few sorority sisters, is heading
to Myrtle Beach for four weeks of
fun in the sun. The last thing she expects is to meet a guy while on vacation who
will make her fall fast and hard before she even knows what hit her. When she
meets Chase the chemistry between them is undeniable. The thing about summer
and summer romances is that they both come with expiration dates. After summer
ends you have to part ways and go back to your everyday lives.
What do you do when you think you’ve found your soulmate but
you’re separated by hundreds of miles? Will Ashlynn and Chase be able to walk
away from their summer fling and never look back, pretending that what they had
for one month over the summer was nothing more than a hot summer hook-up?
Book Review: Just for the
Summer (A Chasing Carolina
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Cover Model~Chase Ketron
Photo By~Photograph By Eric Mckinney
Cover Design~Perfect Pear Covers
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4.25 Stars
Ashlynn Myers and her three college friends from Georgia
rent a beach house in Myrtle Beach , South
Carolina
Chase Kenzington is a recent college grad from North
Carolina about to embark on his family legacy of
race car driving in the Fall. He’s a playboy, no strings-attached type guy. But
Ashlynn catches his eye from the start, and there’s definitely some insta-love
going on. But with an expiration date on their time together, neither can
afford to get serious, especially considering Chase generally beds them and
leaves them.
This novella is sweet, fun, and filled with all the elements
of a young, summer fling at the beach.
Ashlynn is a pretty likable character with her head on her shoulders.
She knows she’s falling for Chase, but she also realizes that at the end of
July their time is up. Chase was pretty sexy, though there were a few times he irritated
me with his sleeping with other girls excuses of “being a guy.” But overall,
he’s quite a catch (gorgeous, rich, and adventurous).
Since it’s a novella, the story isn’t long or in-depth, but
the “new adult” age is captured well. Chase must negotiate his way through his
first real relationship; Ashlynn is wrestling with issues she has from
her last boyfriend. There is young love, intense attraction, carefree times, jealously,
heart-break, and some immature moves.
Told via Ashlynn and Chase’s alternating point of views, their
bedroom scene was hot, and they were a cute couple to root for a way to make it
work.
“‛It’s a beast in the bedroom, baby so there’s no better name for it. …’” —ChaseYes, “The Beast” is exactly what you think it is!
Just for the Summer is a prequel in the A Chasing
Carolina series so the end, while about a year later, is more of a HFN as
Ashlynn and Chase are still dealing with having lives in separate
locations. There is no cliffhanger but
it certainly leaves you wanting to know where their love story is going to go.
Find out what is coming out next in the series in our interview with author Danielle Jamie....
Author Interview: 5 Questions with Danielle Jamie
Find out what is coming out next in the series in our interview with author Danielle Jamie....
Author Interview: 5 Questions with Danielle Jamie
Q1. How did you get started writing? What is your
writing process like?
A. I've loved reading my whole life and in high
school I started writing a book but never finished it. I kept thinking I would
never be able to become an author because I knew how hard it'd be shopping
around publishing houses with manuscripts so I went to college and majored in
education. After I had my 2nd daughter I started running an online boutique and
working from home because teaching assistant jobs in my area are hard to find.
One day in 2013 when my son was only like 3 months old and both girls were at
school and I'd just finished reading Abbi Glines Too Far, I thought I
should try to write again. I'd heard Abbi was a self published author and not
long after I read her book Atria signed her. I asked around some of the
bloggers I'd become friends with thanks to my obsession with reading once again
after reading Fifty Shades of Grey, and they pointed me into the
direction of Amazon, B&N, etc., self publishing. I had NO IDEA what I was
doing and thankfully I read The Edge Of Never by JA Redmerski. She was so nice and walked me through making a
Goodreads profile, etc., getting myself ready to venture into the author world!
I took a chance and wrote a book with characters and a story line I would love
to read or see as a TV show and published it. From there it just took off. Now I just finished my 8th novel! My process
is simple. I think of story theme, characters, and where I want the story to
begin and end. Everything in between just comes to me as I write.
Q2. What do you enjoy most about writing in the
new adult genre? What do you feel are the benefits and challenges?
A. I love writing characters myself and so many
readers can relate to. They're close in age to me and experiencing similar
struggles I am and so many readers are. I write real characters, and I think
that is why so many people love my books because they are able to connect
easily as they read.
Benefits are this is a popular growing genre with tons of
new readers discovering it every day. So many out grow YA and don't feel old
enough to connect with just the Contemporary genre since its so wide based. With
New Adult it’s smack dab in the middle with characters’ college years to late
twenties like the readers of the genre. The challenge is it is growing in
popularity with readers and authors so it’s harder and harder to do well as an
author because you have so many amazing books in the same genre releasing all
the time.
Q3. What was your inspiration for Just for
the Summer and the characters? Are they purely fictional or based on
anyone real?
A. My inspiration was my summers I spent at the beach
in my home town. I worked there every summer and had my fair share of summer
flings. I love NASCAR; my husband and I are huge fans and love attending the
races. I wanted to blend the two together with a young, fun, and sexy vibe to
the story. The character Chase was inspired by Dale Earnhardt Jr but with looks
of country singer Chase Rice.
Q4. Tell us a little about your Savannah
A. Savannah
Q5. What can readers expect next in the A
Chasing Carolina series? Will all the books be focused on Ashlynn and
Chase or will their friends be the focus of books in the series as well? Becca
and Parker going to cross paths again?
A. A Chasing Carolina will be similar to Savannah
Thanks Danielle! Looking forward to the rest of the series!
About Danielle Jamie
Bestselling author of theSavannah
Bestselling author of the
I'm 29yrs old and the mother of three gorgeous children
ranging in the ages of 11, 6 and 3. I also run Bailey Boopers Boutique full
time along with writing. I love to stay busy!! I love traveling and the beach,
so I'm excited to mix the two when I travel to FL, TX, AL, NC, CA..etc. throughout the year meeting my kick ass fans!!
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