I really liked this book, and it was a great "chick lit" beach read! I've read all of Kerry Lonsdale's books and enjoyed them, and this was no exception. The characters were well drawn and interesting, and as usual, her writing is very good. She writes books that you can't put down once you get started, which is all you can ask for in a good book.

Thanks to Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

When Ella wakes up a week after a tragic car accident, she has no memories of the last 6 months. Her husband refusal to help, along with her desire to get to the
Bottom of the memory loss, takes her on an adventure that she has apparently already had before. As her journey for answers unfold, secrets are revealed, but what is the actual truth?

Ella is a journalist for a magazine and enjoys a great lifestyle with her husband Damien. Until, that is, she wakes up in the hospital after a car accident with short term memory loss. She is told she lost their unborn child, and Damien is devastated and seemingly angry with Ella. Her instincts as a journalist take over as she tries to uncover her memories of the accident and her pregnancy. She reconnects with Nathan Donovan, a retired celebrity adventurer who seems to know a lot about Ella but wants to build a relationship with her before he reveals what he knows. Will Ella get the answers she is looking for and will she learn that some truths are better left in the dark?
This was an action-packed mystery that I simply could not put down!! I was invested in Ella and rooted for her throughout the book. The story kept me guessing and I loved the twists and turns!
Thanks to Kerry Lonsdale, Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC of this fantastic book!

First, thanks to #NetGalley for the opportunity to read an e-galley of this book.

Ella Skye is a journalist, working for Luxe Avenue magazine. She wakes up in the hospital, knowing who she is and who she works for, she also knows her husband, Damien, her brother, Andrew, and best friend, Davie. What she doesn't remember is the accident she was in that caused her to lose her baby, Simon, that she was 5 months pregnant with.

When Damien is able to take her home, she doesn't recognize her maternity clothes,or the guest room they had turned into a nursery.

Ella takes time to recover, then throws herself back in to her work. She is told that she is going to go finish an exclusive interview with Nathan Donovan. She goes to review her notes and recordings that she had from the previous interview, but she can't find them. She doesn't want to tell her publisher she has lost her memory, so she goes to do the interview and decides to just start over. The more questions she asks, the more confused she becomes, because it becomes obvious to her that Nathan Donovan knows so much more about her than she does about him......

Twists and turns galore! "I didn't see that coming!"
#NetGalley #LastSummer

A gripping, well-plotted story I raced through. Kerry Lonsdale never fails to write the kind of stories you can believe and visualize and be hooked by. I loved it.

This book is a bit of a departure from other books I’ve read by Kerry Lonsdale. But it still contains her desire to surprise us as she tells a story. Honestly, even the ending is more than a little ambiguous, so you need to be able to enjoy a book that is not tied up in a neat little package. Some of the things that shine about this book? It keeps your attention. You’re not quite sure who to root for. It makes you wonder along the way.
Last summer is not quite a mystery, and yet it is. It asks the “what happened?” question very well, but there are no detectives or police. Last Summer is not quite a romance, and yet it is. There are two handsome men who both have claims of love for the heroine. And yet, this isn’t a traditional love triangle. Last Summer is about amnesia, and what causes it, and yet it isn’t.. This isn’t “While You We’re Gone”. It’s very nuanced and demands of the reader that he/she/they do some work along the way.
I’m happy to recommend this book as the good read it is. It should appeal to fans of multiple genres. And......does the story go on? I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

I have been a huge fan of Kerry Lonsdale. Her last series still has me thinking to this day. This book did not disappoint!
Another great read !

Loved this book! It’s the perfect beach read! I loved the characters and didn’t want it to end! This is a beach read must have!

This was a very intriguing story that centers around memory loss. There were many twists and turns, some that were super surprising! Definitely recommend this action packed story.

Well written as to its prose. But not an easy book to read or even want to finish other than to get through it. Characters were well presented, one could even like some of them but certainly not all.

Lonsdale is a favorite on Amazon and understandably so. Women's fiction with a twist. I loved the characters, even the ones who turnout to be ridiculously flawed. If you could willfully erase certain memories, would you? is a prevailing theme as well as the notion of honesty in a relationship. An enjoyable quick read with a surprise ending.

Copy provided by the Publisher and NetGalley

I have read all of Kerry Lonsdale's previous books, and this one did not disappoint. What a wonderful, edge-of-your-seat read! I spent the whole book not being quite sure how it would end, and where it would lead. And, I found myself rooting for all the characters in different ways, but most of all Ella, who I just wanted to see happy by the end. All of the twists and turns in the book are very unexpected, but it all wraps up in a way that makes sense. I can't wait to see what she comes up with next.

Oh my goodness! I absolutely loved this book! This was my first book by Kerry, and definitely not my last. I have to say her writing is just perfect!

This book was not at all what I expected based on the title, but it was a spectacularly good read nevertheless. I expected a tale about love and the beach. What I read was a story of a magazine writer named Ella who has temporary memory loss after she was in a car accident and miscarried. In her loss of self, Ella tries to put herself back together by repeating an interview with an adventurer names Nathan. The story of Nathan and Ella and Ella and Damien is told slowly, like a slow burn or a teaser at a movie theater. What happened between Ella and Nathan is a mystery, only to be revealed at the end of the book. The mystery that unravels is what kept me reading long into the night, really wanting to find out who Ella really was and why she couldn’t remember what had happened to her. Her memory loss was not total amnesia, just a loss about the accident and what had happened to the baby that she had lost. The characters were believably portrayed with realistic emotions and scenes that played like a TV show, with some pauses for me to catch my breath and reflect on the action. I did not identify with any of the characters but I did enjoy finding out about them. Readers of psychological suspense will enjoy this latest book by Kerry Lonsdale.

I loved this, and couldn’t put it down. Fast-paced and thrilling, Ella’s story involves loss, romance, adventure and suspense, and continues to unravel, even after what you think is the climax. Thought-provoking, it leads you to question what you would forget, as Ella puts the jigsaw of her memories back together. Highly recommended.

Ella Skye is a journalist for a magazine but when she is assigned to interview Nathan Donovan she didnt think things would become devastating to her. The story starts with her waking up in a hospital finding out she has lost her baby and having no recollection of ever being pregnant.

In order to unravel the mystery of her memory loss she backtracks to her interviews with Donovan only to find secrets that she never should have unfolded.

This book was one that I had a hard time putting down and stayed up late reading. Lonsdale brings romance, mystery, lies, secrets and deceit into this story. Can't wait for her next book. Thanks to NetGalley I received an ARC for an honest opinion. Place this one on your TBR list due out in July.

A beautifully told story. Mysterious and dramatic. Very enjoyable and highly recommended. I thought the time line of the story was a very original way to tell the story xx

Having read and loved Kerry Lonsdales' Everything series, I was eager to read something aside from the series. I found Last Summer to be one I could not put down. Journalist Ella Skye wakes up in the hospital unable to remember the accident that caused her to be there, worst yet she can't remember the baby she just lost with her husband Damien. Her desire to get her memories back at no cost, including getting close to a man who apparently knows her better than he should, was what kept me turning pages. Nathan, a subject of one of the articles she wrote about knows more than he's letting on. And what she finds is everyone has secrets, including herself. I liked the story even though I had a hard time relating to Ella. She was so in love with her husband but also so drawn to another man is where she lost me. When secrets were revealed and truths told, there was an "a-ha" moment that pulled it all together.

I received an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.

I really enjoyed Kerry Lonsdale’s, Last Summer. Ella’s story and the plot twists and turns the author takes you on will leave you flipping pages as quickly as you can right up until the very end. I didn’t expect the story to end as it did, and it left me wanting more!

Ella is an extremely likeable protagonist... she’s an excellent journalist, and the persistence she has in her profession carries over into her personal life. Her and her husband, Damien, seemingly have a great relationship, but as secrets come to light, it just goes to show that things aren’t always what they seem.

I am excited to read more by Kerry as this was the first book of hers I’ve read.

Thank you Netgalley and Lake Union Publishing for an advanced copy of Last Summer by Kerry Lonsdale.

Ella Skye is a Senior Features Write for Luxe Avenue magazine. Her husband, Damien head of a cyber security company. They are both well known in each of their careers.

Ella was involved in a horrible car accident. When she wakes up in the hospital, her husband Damien is right by her side. She finds herself unable to remember her pregnancy, the emergency c section or her son!!! When she asks Damien to help or remember, he is very standoffish. He promises her that they will talk soon.

When Ella returns to work she is asked to interview Nathan Donovan. The reality TV star!. Apparently she interviewed him Last Summer. When she searches her computer she cant find any of the files or emails from Mr. Donovan.

When she arrives at Nathan's house for the exclusive interview there is something about Nathan. She cant quite figure it out. Does he know what happened last summer?

This book has so many twists and turns. I probably reread the end of the book three times. I couldn't believe what I was reading. Her best book yet!!!