Wow. This book was absolutely amazing. I've read many of Kerry londsdales books and but this may be by far my favorite.  I couldn't put the book down once I started.  So many times I thought I had everything figured out  and i was so wrong. As always the characters are well  thought out . They felt so real to me.  I could feel the emotions and confusion Ella felt as she tried to find out the truth .  Once I got to the last two chapters my heart was pounding  and I could not believe what was happening. The ending gave me chills and had me hoping there will be a sequel . I definitely give last summer a 5 . This is one of the best books I've read so far this year.

HOLY MOLY! 
First, I typically will read a book this good in one go. This one I had to break down (still had it finished in under 48 hours) to give my heart time to process the emotions. 
Secondly, speaking of emotions, the layout of the story takes you on a roller coaster ride of emotions. Further hooking you. The flashbacks allow you to understand more of Ella's heart and allowing you to feel her on a deeper level. 
Lastly, the twist! Oh my the twist! I will go no further than that because I refuse to take away anyone's read but it will end far differently than you will suspect. 
Kerry, you have done it once again. You've given us a characters who we become emotionally invested in-and love it and them! Thank you for sharing your words!

I devoured this book!!!  I loved the premise of this story and haven’t read a book like it!  Ella, a journalist, wakes up in the hospital with selective memory loss. Her husband, Damien, is somewhat aloof and not willing to answer any of Ella’s questions. Months go by and she doesn’t recover. Then she gets a call from her boss regarding a story. Before her accident she had spent several days interviewing Nathan, a tv adventurist., but the story had been pulled and never published. Now he wants to finish the interview. She goes to meet Nathan only to find She has no recollection of him either. Is Nathan somehow a link to her memory loss?  And so begins the twisted tale of uncovering the truth!  I won’t give anything else away, but just when you think you have it figured out you don’t!  Great read!  This ARC was provided to me by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Kerry Lonsdale has given readers another winner in Last Summer, scheduled for July, 2020 release. This story examines betrayal, love, forgiveness, truth, and counter betrayal, all in the context of marriage. The story moves back and forth over time, so at some points I had to go back to check on what time frame i was in. This in no way is a criticism of the story, but only an observation that the book is better to read when things are quiet.

I've been a fan since Kerry's first book, and this one didn't disappoint. It leaves us, the readers, with a question though - how much can we trust our life partner?

After waking up without her memory following a tragic car crash, Ella’s life spirals into a mass of questions and what-ifs. An incredibly well-written, thoughtful psychological thriller that will make you wonder what truly happened within her marriage, in the past, and what will happen in the future. Don’t miss this one.

I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars!
I received the ARC of this book and pre-purchased a copy.  I have read all of Kerry Lonsdale’s books and I think she is a gifted, wonderful author.  This book is another gem to add to her collection.
As I was reading the book, I thought I had the plot of the book figured out (turned out to be not true!).  That was okay to me, since I usually am in this position to guess the outcome when I read the types of books that I do (Women’s Fiction, Romance).  I was still completed interested in the book and it was definitely a page-turner.  When I was not reading, this book was always on my mind.  Now after finishing it, this book remains on my mind and I imagine it will be for a long time.  I wrote a few notes to myself about half the way in the read to remind me of my feelings.  It is odd to look back at them now, after completing the book, I was so wrong!
Ella Skye, a Senior Features Writer with Luxe Avenue magazine, is trying to replace her lost memories after being in a car accident resulting in the loss her unborn child and waking up in the hospital.  The oddest thing is that the selective memory lost comes 5 days after the accident.  She cannot remember anything about her pregnancy, and other things related to that time.  Her journalist skills take over and this is a mystery that she needs to solve.  Ella deduces that two people are the link to her memory loss, her husband, Damien and the person she interviewed last summer, Nathan Donovan.  Unfortunately, Damien (the founder and CEO of a private global cybersecurity firm) will not be open and talk to her about the missing memories, is being distant, depressed and angry.  Nathan is an outdoor adventurist and TV celebrity.  He wants Ella to get to know him again, before telling her what happened between them.
The old saying that you do not know what goes on behind closed doors, kept running through my mind while reading the early part of this book.  While on the surface, Ella and Damien seem to have a terrific marriage with no financial cares, take care of their bodies and are physically active, enjoy each other’s company, have a terrific sex life and both have professions they are driven to perform, it still seemed things between them were not so perfect.  The fact that Damien was not very sympathetic to Ella after her car accident, death of their unborn child and her selective memory loss spoke so much to me about their relationship.
I do not want to say more about the plot; even what I wrote is too much.  I think the book should be read because it is fantastic and not knowing too much about the plot is a good thing.
Kerry Lonsdale has created well-developed characters that are so complex.  I thought I knew them and then as the book progressed, I find out I did not know them at all!  The plot is excellent.  I went through so many different emotions as the story unfolded.  I was immersed from the start and was pulled deeper and deeper into story as I read.  I was blown away by this book and I know I will be rereading it, which is something I rarely do.

Wow, this book was awesome. It was such a fast read only because I couldn't put it down. It had the suspense of Gone Girl and the sexiness of 50 Shades of Grey. I did not expect the twists in the last 100 pages, and all three characters were so three dimensional. I found myself simultaneously rooting for and screaming at Ella, Nathan and Damien throughout the novel. It's refreshing when characters feel like real people. Read this!

Wow, what a book! I have loved all of Kerry Lonsdale’s novels and this one did not disappoint! The twists and turns in this book kept making me change my mind about all of the characters. I kept thinking I got them wrong from the beginning. She kept the story extremely intriguing, all while surprising me every step of the way. It was also very easy to imagine this book as I used to live near Truckee growing up. I had no idea this book would become a series, but the moment I finished the book, I immediately wanted more! Cannot wait for Side Trip to be released to see what happens next! Another amazing read, Kerry!

When Ella comes to in the hospital she has no memory of the accident that put her there, or the loss of her unborn child. With no memories of the car accident, she draws on her background as a journalist to try to uncover the events that led up to that day. When she’s assigned to interview Nathan Donovan, an adventurer, Ella learns that she actually interviewed the man the previous summer, but she has no memory and no record of the meeting. Now, as she meets Donovan again, a man who lost his own son, a man who may have the answers that Ella is so desperately seeking.

I was given an advanced copy to read  in exchange for an honest review. I have read every book written by this author, once again she has created a book you can not put down once you have started. The characters are so richly developed that you feel like you know them personally. 

This is a story about a young woman Ella who wakes up in a hospital and doesn’t know why she is there or what has happened to her.  Ella has no memory of her accident or her loss of her 21 week old baby.  Perhaps it is the reporter in her that has her trying to understand what has happened. 

Ella and Damien’s love story begins with a quote, “It’is not a lack of love, but the lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.” It was shared over drinks at a bar in LasVegas. Ella falls for him on that very first night. 

Her lack of memory is challenged when she goes on assignment for an exclusive with an Adventurer TV star who has lost his son and someone she interviewed last summer. Ella finds herself with no memory and no notes from that former interview with Nathan Donovan. Ella wonders if he could be the key to her memory loss of son and the interview. 

Fantastic story! Very well written.