Just for the Summer

A Novel

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If you lived in a different place and had a different job, couldn't you have a different life?

Ginny Masters manages a popular boutique hotel in Seattle and manages it with aplomb. But the daily challenges and irritations of a fast-paced job and a demanding boss are starting to get to her.

Jacqueline Potter manages her grandfather's fishing lodge in Idaho because it was the only job she could find after graduating with her hospitality degree. She's grateful for the work but longs for a more sophisticated and cosmopolitan life she's just not going to find in this backwoods town.

The solution to both their problems seems obvious. Just for the summer, they'll swap jobs and lifestyles--and even love interests. But they'll soon find that there's more to finding happiness than just switching up the scenery.


The Author

  1. Melody Carlson

    Melody Carlson

    Melody Carlson is the award-winning author of more than 250 books with sales of more than 7.5 million, including many bestselling Christmas novellas, young adult titles, and contemporary romances. She received a Romantic Times Career Achievement...

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Reviews

"Readers will root for both Ginny and Jacqueline in this heartwarming tale from Carlson."

Library Journal starred review

"Two career-focused women swap hospitality jobs and chaos ensues in the jovial latest from Carlson. Her lighthearted take on an old trope charms."

Publishers Weekly

"A clean, wholesome, and fun read from start to finish, Just for the Summer by accomplished author and gifted storyteller Melody Carlson is especially and unreservedly recommended."

Midwest Book Review

"It's lighthearted but honest about work problems and challenges. Melody Carlson always spins a great yarn!"

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