One Hot Summer

Charlie Aldrich is starting over in the town she grew up in. It is not going to be easy though, her father, James ruined many lives here while he served as mayor and in the end, he committed suicide here. Fearing that everyone would take their hatred of James out on her, Charlie tentatively reintroduces herself to the locals. However, she cannot shake the memory of one local. Beau Jessup’s image is burned in her memory from childhood, he worked as a groundskeeper at her family’s mansion, and Charlie has never forgotten the way she felt gazing at his gorgeous body in the summer heat. Her new job gives her the chance to get to know the man behind the fantasies. As Charlie and Beau try to move out of the shadows of their past, someone is determined to make Charlie pay for the sins of her father.

ONE HOT SUMMER is one hot read! This is a book you will want to read again and again. The lead characters are intriguing people that open up more with every page as they realize all the misconceptions they have had about each other and that the truth is more wonderful than they could have imagined. The emotion displayed in the more tense or traumatic moments brought a tear to this reviewer’s eye, while the passion between Charlie and Beau will bring an impish smile to your face and leave you begging for more. Ms. Asbury is a brilliant writer who brings the characters to life with her colorful script. ONE HOT SUMMER is a must read! If you do not get enough of the characters with ONE HOT SUMMER then keep going with book two SOUTHERN MOON, which takes the reader into the hearts and minds of Mason Aldrich and Rain Jessup.

May 2007