The Summer He Came Home: A Bad Boys of Crystal Lake Novel

The Summer He Came Home: A Bad Boys of Crystal Lake Novel

by Stone, Juliana

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4.5 stars from 228 reviews

386 pages~6.4 hr readPublished by Sourcebooks Casablanca

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  • You enjoy second-chance romance with genuine emotional weight, especially when a character must choose between their old life and new possibilities.
  • You like small-town settings where everyone knows everyone and past relationships come with real history and baggage.
  • You appreciate bad-boy heroes who are genuinely flawed but capable of growth, not just repackaged nice guys.

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  • You prefer romance without single-parent complications or the messy realities of co-parenting dynamics.
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  • You need your heroes to be fully reformed before the romance begins rather than watching them change alongside their love interest.

About this book

Cain Black left Crystal Lake, Michigan ten years ago with his guitar to pursue his dreams, sleeping in a different bed each night. Tragedy has now forced him to return home. Though he values his freedom on the road, a moment with Maggie O'Rourke makes him question whether he's sacrificing something more important than fame. Maggie is a single mother who has recently settled in Crystal Lake. She finds Cain attractive, but is wary of his reputation as a troublemaker and doubts how long he would stay. For her, love feels like an unaffordable luxury. Neither wants a complicated relationship, but circumstances push them together anyway.

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