Name: When August Ends
Rating: 3.789473684210526 (19 reviews)
ISBN: 9781792889110

Penelope Ward 

When Noah Cavallari rents Heather's family's New Hampshire boathouse for the whole summer, Heather finds Noah irresistibly attractive despite their age difference.

When August Ends

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone novel. What do you do when a sexy, older man moves into your family’s summer rental? Well, apparently, you make a fool of yourself—over and over. Things didn’t exactly get off on the right foot with Noah Cavallari. Our first encounter was embarrassing, to say the least. But despite that, I found myself waking up every day with a newfound energy. Nothing exciting ever happened on the lake—not until Noah moved into the small boathouse on our property. He’d booked it for the entire summer…and I was still trying to figure out why. When my mother became ill, I inherited the responsibility of making sure our guests were well taken care of. I should have been finishing up college. Instead, I was living my best life…as a maid. Dark, handsome, and mysterious, everything about Noah screamed forbidden. I knew he was just passing through town for the summer. I knew he was probably a little old for me. Yet, I was drawn to him. Not to mention, he tried to save my life when he mistakenly thought I was drowning. I wanted him and made no secret of it. His own attempts to warn me away soon gave way to late-night moonlight chats by the lake. We were slowly easing into a friendship that was gearing up to explode into something I might not recover from. Because he’s leaving at the end of the summer. And I have no idea what I’ll do when August ends.

Mariam Mohsen

4.75 stars. I really really loved this book.

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone novel.What do you do when a sexy, older man moves into your family's summer rental?Well, apparently, you make a fool of yourself--over and over. Things didn't exactly get off on the right foot with Noah Cavallari. Our first encounter was embarrassing, to say the least.But despite that, I found myself waking up every day with a newfound energy. Nothing exciting ever happened on the lake--not until Noah moved into the small boathouse on our property. He'd booked it for the entire summer...and I was still trying to figure out why.When my mother became ill, I inherited the responsibility of making sure our guests were well taken care of. I should have been finishing up college. Instead, I was living my best life...as a maid.Dark, handsome, and mysterious, everything about Noah screamed forbidden.I knew he was just passing through town for the summer.I knew he was probably a little old for me.Yet, I was drawn to him.Not to mention, he tried to save my life when he mistakenly thought I was drowning.I wanted him and made no secret of it.His own attempts to warn me away soon gave way to late-night moonlight chats by the lake. We were slowly easing into a friendship that was gearing up to explode into something I might not recover from.Because he's leaving at the end of the summer.And I have no idea what I'll do when August ends.

Kaele Perkins 

I loved these characters. Noah was amazing, and Heather was such a strong person. They both went through so much, and the reason for them meeting was so unexpected. I loved all the animals. Them actually getting together took forever in my opinion, but I loved their friendship they cracked me up sometimes (view spoiler)[ I loved the world traveling, and her talking about her fears when it came to him. Finding Daniel was so sweet and he remembered him! THE RING, the opal stones to represent the person who brought them together, her sister. And that epilogue. I can't believe he brought the boat house for them to vacation at. And they're having a baby.  (hide spoiler)] Great read. Finished in 24 hours.

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