Telling the truth about their breakup is out of the question, because the cottage is up for sale, and this is the group’s last hurrah. But (surprise!) Wyn is there too, and he and Harriet have to share a (very romantic) room and a bed.

She’s ready for a vacation at her happy place-the Maine cottage she and her friends visit every summer.

So they keep it a secret from their friends and families-in fact, Harriet barely even admits it to herself, focusing instead on her grueling hours as a surgical resident. They’ve been part of the same boisterous friend group since college, and they know that their breakup will devastate the others and make things more than a little awkward. Wyn Connor and Harriet Kilpatrick were the perfect couple-until Wyn dumped Harriet for reasons she still doesn’t fully understand. How can they be together when they seem so different? What does it mean to truly accept a partner for who they are? The third-act crisis feels completely organic to their personalities and beliefs even if the plotting seems a little rushed.Īnother winning romance from an author at the top of her game.Įxes pretend they’re still together for the sake of their friends on their annual summer vacation. Bailey delivers on her usual trifecta of sharp banter, instant chemistry, and high-heat sex scenes, but they are coupled with intense soul-searching for both Piper and Brendan. Piper realizes she’s capable of more than anyone gave her credit for. However, Piper surprises herself by forming close relationships with the new friends and family she finds in town. Their attraction is sudden and intense, and they quickly fall into a relationship, but he fears she’ll never be satisfied with life out of the limelight. Brendan Taggart is a widower and captain of a fishing boat, and he thinks Piper-with her beauty, bravado, and big-city ways-doesn’t belong. Piper is joined in exile by her sister, and the two quickly immerse themselves in the life of the small, close-knit town. Piper’s father died in a fishing accident when she was 4, and her heartbroken mother left Washington and never returned. Her shenanigans put one of her stepfather’s business deals in jeopardy, and to teach her a lesson, he ships her off to the small, coastal town in Washington where she was born.

To distract her social media followers from seeing that her boyfriend of three weeks has humiliatingly dumped her at a party, Piper breaks into the Mondrian Hotel's rooftop pool and holds a wild party. A Hollywood socialite is forced to spend the summer in a fishing village in Washington state.Įveryone thinks 28-year-old Piper Bellinger is a vapid, airheaded socialite-including herself.

Piper it happened one summer