Summerhaven - Review

Summerhaven

By: Tiffany Odekirk

Publication: February 14th 2022 by Covenant Communications

272 pages

Genre: Adult, Historical Fiction, Regency

Source: Publisher via NetGalley (Thank you!!)

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Goodreads description--Hannah Kent and Oliver Jennings pledged their hearts to each other as children. Now, years later, Hannah is thrilled to receive an invitation to spend the summer at Oliver’s family’s country estate. The path to wedded bliss is clear—so long as Oliver’s highbrow older brother, Damon, has ceased his juvenile antics, Hannah’s future looks bright indeed.

But from the moment Hannah arrives at Summerhaven, nothing is as she expected. Oliver seems disinterested in renewing their acquaintance, and Damon is not the brutish boy she remembers but a man intent on avoiding marriage. Although she has loathed Damon her whole life, when he contrives a ruse designed to win them both what they desire, Hannah warily agrees. All she has to do to reclaim Oliver’s attention is pretend to be madly in love with Damon. But when Damon is surprisingly convincing in his role as a suitor, it proves difficult to discern the line between pretense and true love.

Summerhaven is kind of like Vampire Diaries (the TV show, not the books) where the main character is in love with one brother and comes to realize the other brother is a much better fit for her. And they both happen to be named Damon. Summerhaven has no vampires though.

On a more serious note, Hannah is oh so naive at the start of this story. Her mother died a couple of years ago and she never really had a proper come out. She preferred to stay with her father, and she wasn't too concerned since she all but had an understanding with her best childhood friend. The problem is that the two haven't spoken in years and they have grown up and apart. Not to mention that Oliver learns a bit more of the world and his place in it. If he is to remain in society with any standing, he must marry for money. And even though Hannah is considered a gentleman's daughter, her father has no significant dowry for her.

Hannah's mother and Oliver's were the best of friends and so Hannah cannot refuse an invitation to spend the summer at the home where her fondest memories were made. Here is her opportunity to reconnect with Oliver. Only, Damon--Oliver's older brother and once Hannah's tormentor--is there to greet her. He comes up with a plan to get Oliver to notice Hannah, but Hannah begins to notice Damon instead.

I thoroughly enjoyed Summerhaven. I read it quickly because I did not want to put it down. Hannah and Damon were such an easy couple to root for. I did find myself rolling my eyes over the major conflict, but all is well that ends well. Summerhaven gets 4 Stars. Have you read Summerhaven? What did you think? Let me know!