The Summer We Ran: A Novel

The Summer We Ran: A Novel

by Audrey Ingram

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4.1 stars from 904 reviews. Top 91% of Contemporary Fiction books we track.


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Perfect for you if...

  • You love dual timeline romances where the past catches up with the present, especially with high-stakes consequences.
  • You're drawn to stories about how first love shapes us, even when we're destined for different paths.
  • You enjoy political intrigue mixed with emotional depth, where ambition and desire pull characters in opposite directions.

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  • You prefer straightforward love stories without heavy themes like betrayal, family secrets, or moral compromise.
  • You find multiple perspectives and timelines confusing or exhausting rather than enriching.
  • You want a story where the couple ends up together; this explores whether they should, not whether they will.

About this book

The Summer We Ran follows Tess Murphy and Grant Alexander across two timelines. In the summer of 1996, Tess's mother takes a job as a cook at an affluent Virginia estate and instructs her daughter to stay quiet and avoid trouble. Tess, however, falls deeply in love with Grant Alexander, the boy next door from a high-society family. Their romance intensifies over several months until tragedy intervenes. More than two decades later, both Tess and Grant are running for governor of Virginia. Secrets from that summer resurface, threatening to damage their families, their political ambitions, and the memory of their formative first love. Told through multiple perspectives and dual timelines, the novel explores themes of lost love, hidden secrets, sabotage, and the difficult choices two people must make to pursue their desired futures.

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Currently 4.1★ from 904 reviews

Gaining approximately 85 new reviews per month. Steady word of mouth growth. Rating has dipped slightly from 4.4 to 4.1.

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