Before Summer Ends
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- Author：Susan Mallery
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Summary
Fall in love with this audio-first charmer from number-one New York Times best-selling author Susan Mallery！
When Nissa Lang's house sitting job falls through， she's left with no place to stay for the summer。 While she's figuring out what to do， her old family friend Desmond Stilling hears about her dilemma and invites her to stay on his palatial estate。 Trouble is， Nissa's always had a crush on Desmond， so she'll have to keep her feelings under wraps。。。。
Ever since Desmond was shipped off to boarding school as a child， Nissa's tight-knit family was the closest thing he ever had to a real family of his own。 Her brother invited him into their clan， and he'd never betray their trust by giving in to the hidden attraction he's always harbored for Nissa。
But as the season heats up， the two get to know each other in a whole new way。 Will their summer together be fleeing - or will it lead to the love of a lifetime？
When Nissa Lang's house sitting job falls through， she's left with no place to stay for the summer。 While she's figuring out what to do， her old family friend Desmond Stilling hears about her dilemma and invites her to stay on his palatial estate。 Trouble is， Nissa's always had a crush on Desmond， so she'll have to keep her feelings under wraps。。。。
Ever since Desmond was shipped off to boarding school as a child， Nissa's tight-knit family was the closest thing he ever had to a real family of his own。 Her brother invited him into their clan， and he'd never betray their trust by giving in to the hidden attraction he's always harbored for Nissa。
But as the season heats up， the two get to know each other in a whole new way。 Will their summer together be fleeing - or will it lead to the love of a lifetime？
Reviews
Melissa
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DNF-Boring。 Narrators were fine。
Jenny Phelps
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Shallow predictable story。 Wasn’t a bad listen while doing spring cleaning， kept me company。 Wouldn’t recommend unless your really bored。
Lisa Cotsonas
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Cute story Nissa and Desmond are two great characters who the readers will fall in love with。 Cute story。 Great beach read。
Barbara
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I loved it！ It was a great Love Story！
Cheryl Little
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Outstanding！！I have this truly fantastic book five stars because it is outstanding emotional funny book。 Miss a and Desmond are wonderful character's。 Loved watching Desmond evolve。 Highly recommend this book。 Outstanding！！I have this truly fantastic book five stars because it is outstanding emotional funny book。 Miss a and Desmond are wonderful character's。 Loved watching Desmond evolve。 Highly recommend this book。 。。。more
Sue
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Easy， light reading。 Really felt like I got to know the characters。 I enjoyed the story。 I read the book though， not the audio version。
Spencer
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Amazing and heartwarming romance between friends！ I loved how independent Nissa was， yet how freely she was willing to give her heart。 Seeing Desmond open up his home （and heart） was sweet to watch。 Plus the unexpected emotional tug of Nissa’s friend her her kiddos really took the story to the next level。 Sweet romance from Susan Mallery！
Merry Greene
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Enjoyable beach read
Moey17
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Cute， simple， and sweet， with enjoyable characters！ A charming read overall
jammaster_mom
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This is a fun， unconnected short story。 This has Ms。 Mallery's usual attention to character building of her other contemporary romances。 This was a great quick read that I very much enjoyed！ This is a fun， unconnected short story。 This has Ms。 Mallery's usual attention to character building of her other contemporary romances。 This was a great quick read that I very much enjoyed！ 。。。more
Karen
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Best love story！！I loved this book！！！ It was heart wrenching， I laughed and I cried。 What a great story！！ Thank you Susan Mallery for drawing me in and reminding me how it feels to fall in love。
Belinda
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What another great book by Susan Mallery。 I love her books and this was no exception。。Poor Desmond believes he has no heart。。Nissa has loved him since he took her to her prom。 Many years and much friendship between them she moves in with him for the summer as her other plans fall through。 while there the house is filled with many people。。More than normal。 Desmond is good to friends and family all。 He loves all that is around him and is helpful in many situations but when it is brought to his att What another great book by Susan Mallery。 I love her books and this was no exception。。Poor Desmond believes he has no heart。。Nissa has loved him since he took her to her prom。 Many years and much friendship between them she moves in with him for the summer as her other plans fall through。 while there the house is filled with many people。。More than normal。 Desmond is good to friends and family all。 He loves all that is around him and is helpful in many situations but when it is brought to his attention he does indeed of a heart he does not believe that。 A phone call changes his life。 Can Desmond realize he does have a heart。 Can he and Nissa get together？ A beautifully written story that is a must read！ 。。。more
Laura Aase
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Nissa has crushed on her brothers best friend for years but knew only friendship was in their future- or was it？ When her summer living arrangement fell through Desmond offers her a room in his mansion。 Between her best friends kidney transplant and caring for her twins- also at desmonds house- things begin to heat up。 Loved the end- rather trite beginning。
Sara Lewis
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This was an easy read。 Very cute story and a lovely ending。
Shari
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Loved this sweet romance between long time friends Nissa and Desmond。 Both have had feelings since Desmond took Nissa to her senior prom but has stayed away since his best friend is Nissa's brother。 Nissa needed a place to stay for the summer when her summer house sitting job fell through。 Desmond has offered Nissa to stay with him。 Desmond is a very giving person but does not know how to give his heart to someone。 Will it be too late for him and Nissa。I had a hard time putting this book down， L Loved this sweet romance between long time friends Nissa and Desmond。 Both have had feelings since Desmond took Nissa to her senior prom but has stayed away since his best friend is Nissa's brother。 Nissa needed a place to stay for the summer when her summer house sitting job fell through。 Desmond has offered Nissa to stay with him。 Desmond is a very giving person but does not know how to give his heart to someone。 Will it be too late for him and Nissa。I had a hard time putting this book down， Loved it。 Desmond is such a giving person and was so happy when Nissa finally broke through to his heart。 This is told in two voices。 Once again Susan Mallery has captured my heart！！ 。。。more
Alice Bottje
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Another great Susan Mallery book。 A fun read that leaves you feeling good。
Nancy Freschi
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A great story and readSusan writes wonderful books I have read many and am never disappointed keep these great stories coming。 I like books in a series。
JOCA
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Liked the premise but this felt very contrived so I couldn't look past the set up。 DNF。 Liked the premise but this felt very contrived so I couldn't look past the set up。 DNF。 。。。more
Tina Meyers
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A delightful story about learning， loving and life。 Some characters you hate and some you love， but mostly it felt real with raw emotion。
Cathy
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This was such a sweet story！！ I loved it！！ Apparently this book was audio only for like a year and the narrator was awful so it got bad reviews， which is unfair。 Don’t let the reviews stop you from reading the book！ Heartwarming and sweet！
Sarah Quilt
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This review is based on the audiobook。While I could appreciate the alternating narrators for the chapters from the different character perspectives， it was actually quite jarring。 It would have been better if the dialogue for the main characters was still read by the respective voices in each other's chapters。 Hearing the female narrator do Desmond's voice and hearing the male narrator do Nissa's voice was confusing for me。 Each narrator did a good job but I would have liked it more if one perso This review is based on the audiobook。While I could appreciate the alternating narrators for the chapters from the different character perspectives， it was actually quite jarring。 It would have been better if the dialogue for the main characters was still read by the respective voices in each other's chapters。 Hearing the female narrator do Desmond's voice and hearing the male narrator do Nissa's voice was confusing for me。 Each narrator did a good job but I would have liked it more if one person read the whole book to keep the character voices consistent。 。。。more
Danielle
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Before Summer Ends！！I love Nissa’s spunk！！ She’s such an amazing woman。 She doesn’t let thing get her down but tries to push right through them。 Desmond was told he didn’t have a heart from the time he was young by his family。 He loved his best friends family and felt connected to them。 Nissa is part of that family and he almost loses her but he comes to his senses just in time。
Katie Chestnut
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A feel good storyDoes not disappoint， a feel good story with some humor thrown in。 Susan`s books are always fun to read。 Very readable A feel good storyDoes not disappoint， a feel good story with some humor thrown in。 Susan`s books are always fun to read。 Very readable 。。。more
Rachel
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Really flat characters。 They didn’t seem to have emotions or personalities。 Every new plot point seemed more ridiculous then the last one。 Two stars only because the premise was good。 This is not up to the author’s usual standard。 Super disappointed & definitely would not recommend this。
Cathy Carruthers
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Before Summer Ends by Susan MalloryI loved this story。。。 the characters were real， likable funny。 Nissa is quirky， fun loving and very genuine。 Desmond is every woman’s dream guy！ A combination of HGTV and a Hallmark movie rolled into a delightful Susan Mallory novel。
Gloria J
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Nissa and DesmondWhen her summer live in job fell through， Nissa needed a place to live。 Her brother asks his best friend to let her stay at his house。 How do you survive living in a house with your teenage crush？ Find out before summer ends。
Denise Pittman
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Wish there was a Part 2 of their story！！❤❤
Trish
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Before Summer Ends is the story of Nissa Lang， a teacher who decides to work extra jobs over summer to finance her dream trip to Italy。 She even rents out her home， but then finds herself surprisingly in need of a place to stay。 Her brother arranges that she can stay with his best friend Desmond Stilling。 The problem？ Nissa has had an unrequited crush on Desmond since high school。I wanted to read this novel because I always enjoy Susan Mallery's books。 This is a relaxing read， a sweet love story Before Summer Ends is the story of Nissa Lang， a teacher who decides to work extra jobs over summer to finance her dream trip to Italy。 She even rents out her home， but then finds herself surprisingly in need of a place to stay。 Her brother arranges that she can stay with his best friend Desmond Stilling。 The problem？ Nissa has had an unrequited crush on Desmond since high school。I wanted to read this novel because I always enjoy Susan Mallery's books。 This is a relaxing read， a sweet love story about two people who so clearly belong together。 At first I wasn't sure about Desmond; I was put off a bit by his wealth and privilege。 However， as the book went on， I came to like and admire him for his decency and kindness， and I found myself really hoping that Nissa and Desmond would work things out。Before Summer Ends is a heartwarming story， with Nissa's wide-ranging summer jobs （doggy day care worker， florist helper， bakery worker， sign spinner）， two very different families （Nissa's and Desmond's）， and Nissa and Desmond working together to help her friend Marisol's family when Marisol undergoes life-saving surgery。This would be a wonderful Hallmark movie！ It's a real feel-good story。 I recommend Before Summer Ends for fans of heartwarming romance。 It is a light， relatively short read， perfect for a weekend or a couple of reading evenings。 。。。more
Donna Fredericks
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This story was just a really wonderful feel good romance involving people who genuinely cared for and were concerned with helping those in need of a "lift" through life's often tumultuous difficulties。 It will leave you with "warm fuzzies" and a smile on your face。 This story was just a really wonderful feel good romance involving people who genuinely cared for and were concerned with helping those in need of a "lift" through life's often tumultuous difficulties。 It will leave you with "warm fuzzies" and a smile on your face。 。。。more
Deborah Sherman
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I really enjoyed this book; a spring read to entertain the romantic side of me。 The romance between Nissa and Desmond was very entertaining。 Nissa has had a crush on Desmond since her senior year in high school and he was her brother's best friend in graduate school。 Nissa ends up staying with Desmond because her summer job of house sitting fell through and she had sublet her condo for a couple of months。 Her brother called Desmond and arranged for her to stay in his huge mansion/home。 Desmond's I really enjoyed this book; a spring read to entertain the romantic side of me。 The romance between Nissa and Desmond was very entertaining。 Nissa has had a crush on Desmond since her senior year in high school and he was her brother's best friend in graduate school。 Nissa ends up staying with Desmond because her summer job of house sitting fell through and she had sublet her condo for a couple of months。 Her brother called Desmond and arranged for her to stay in his huge mansion/home。 Desmond's parents never married for love and never gave him any love or affection。 The story is mostly about how he discovers he not only is entitled to love but can love。 Overall， a very good， light-hearted and quick book to read。 。。。more
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