This Summer’s Secrets

One hot summer, two first loves, and so many buried secrets...

Senara has never been in love before. She's not done anything exciting before. Always the sidekick . . . Until the summer that changes everything.

Cliff House is closed off for most of the year until its rich Londoner owners come down to Cornwall for the summer. This year, despite herself, Senara finds herself pulled into this world of wealth and ease, sunbathing and beautiful people. She even finds herself falling in love for the first time.

But Cliff House and its owners are hiding things. They've been hiding things for too long and now, despite all their efforts, their secrets are coming out . . . Secrets that involve Senara's friends and her family in a way she could never have imagined.

'An intoxicating mix of mystery, suspense and first love' The Daily Mirror
'A perfect holiday page-turner' The Sunday Express
'This is another young adult novel that will have younger readers transfixed' The Metro
'A slow-burn summer novel packed with intrigue' Culturefly - 22 Books to add to your Summer Reading List

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