Can’t Wait Wednesday: Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme to spotlight a future release that you’re excited about. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings and was previously hosted by Breaking the Spine.


This week’s anticipated book is:

Summer Reading

I’m totally feeling the swoon-worthy summer vibes in this one! Summer Reading is set on Martha’s Vineyard, which is about an hour away from where I live. It’s a beautiful island and a great backdrop for a romance!


About the Book:

Title: Summer Reading

Author: Jenn McKinlay

Page Length: 480

Publication Date: May 16, 2023

Publisher: Berkley

Synopsis: For Samantha Gale, a summer on Martha’s Vineyard at her family’s tiny cottage was supposed to be about resurrecting her career as a chef, until she’s tasked with chaperoning her half-brother, Tyler. The teenage brainiac is spending his summer at the local library in a robotics competition, and there’s no place Sam, who’s dyslexic, likes less than the library. And because the universe hates her, the library’s interim director turns out to be the hot-reader guy whose book she accidentally destroyed on the ferry ride to the island.

Bennett Reynolds is on a quest to find his father, whose identity he’s never known. He’s taken the temporary job on the island to research the summer his mother spent there when she got pregnant with him. Ben tells himself he isn’t interested in a relationship right now. Yet as soon as Sam knocks his book into the ocean, he can’t stop thinking about her.

An irresistible attraction blossoms when Ben inspires Sam to create the cookbook she’s always dreamed about and she jumps all in on helping him find his father, and soon they realize their summer fling may heat up into a happily ever after.

LINKS:   Goodreads   |    Amazon

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About the Author:

Jenn is the New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author of several mystery and romance series. She is also the winner of the RT Reviewer’s Choice Award for romantic comedy and the Fresh Fiction award for best cozy mystery. Her work has been translated into multiple languages in countries all over the world. A TEDx speaker, she is always happy to talk books, writing, reading, and the creative process to anyone who cares to listen. She lives in sunny Arizona in a house that is overrun with kids, pets, and her husband’s guitars. 

Are you excited about this one? What books are you anticipating? Comment below!

9 thoughts on “Can’t Wait Wednesday: Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay

  1. This kinda sounds like a gender swapped Mama Mia! story in a way! I’ll have to suggest it to my roommate and see if I can borrow it from her! It sounds cute!

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