A lovely story that sweeps you along through the transition of the darkness of grief that Sam is experiencing and the light that starts to creep back in as she makes new friends and starts to find happiness again.

I loved this book from the first few pages, this book was brimming with characters and their wide variety of personalities. I loved the exuberance of Barney & Harry and how the story of Ethan unfolded.

Victoria Cooke is quickly becoming a goto author for me whose books I always enjoy with the right balance of emotion and happiness. I can't wait to see what she releases next as I loved this book and the scenes and characters she creates that make it so easy to visualise the story as it unfolds.

Sam is a young widow who is making a new life in marketing and advertising for herself despite her grief. She's also making good progress at work but wants to have the opportunity so many of her male colleagues have already had to be seconded to her firm's Boston office for the summer. When she's successful, she really wasn't anticipating being largely ignored and sent to get coffees for the other member of the team - who are all male. She's made to feel like a square peg in a round hole. Even going for a walk she's shocked when the man she politely asks to take a photograph of her angrily refuses. Distraught and dismayed by her life in Boston, she decides to make the most of the weekend without work and goes to visit Cape Cod, little realising just how life changing this will prove to be.....

This story may be about a summer to remember but it is definitely a story to remember! It is an engaging story about love, respect, grief, friendship, family and second chances. I'm trying not to give spoilers away but have to say the first new friends she makes on Cape Cod are a fantastic couple, everyone could benefit from folks like them in their lives! It isn't just a second chance romance for Sam and there are plenty of surprise revelations as the story progresses. It is a heartwarming romance with great characters, plenty of twists and turns and lots of love. It is a story of emotional healing, being brave, reconciliation, determination and being your best as well as opening yourself up to love. I have no hesitation in highly recommending it to anyone who enjoys contemporary romances.

I requested and was gifted a copy of this book and this is my honest review after choosing to read it and thoroughly enjoying doing so! I'll certainly be looking out for more by this author in future.

Having read previous books I was eager to read this one but managed to save it until I was on my sun lounger soaking up rays
What can I say I read it in one sitting.  I loved the story between Sam and Ethan and felt the emotions and turmoil that each one went through to rind their happy ever after was well written and described perfectly
The story had me hooked from the beginning and kept the interest going through to the last page
Would definitely recommend

This is probably my last Summer Blog Tour for the year, so why not end on a good one!!  Now the weather’s turning colder, what better way to warm your heart by looking at this wonderful cover with its sunny skies and blue sea!  This story follows Sam who tragically lost her husband some years before.  Happy to be on her own, Sam has rebuilt her life around her friends, her job and her cat.  When she is offered a placement to Boston for the summer, she meets gorgeous Ethan who makes her wonder if she really is happy being on her own.

What a lovely story this was!  I loved Sam’s character and her story of how she tragically lost her husband in a car accident really pulled at my heartstrings.  She obviously had a really hard time coming to terms with her loss, and while she rebuilt her life, she never wanted anyone to replace her beloved husband, Kev.  Her grief and recovery was so well portrayed and you could see how much it had encompassed her over the last few years.  It was obvious that the relocation to Boston was the best thing for her!

The descriptions of Boston in the summer was amazing and the author certainly made sure I had to add it to my list of places I must go to!!  Sam’s first impression of it wasn’t quite the same as mine, but as she begins to meet the right people, she begins to fall in love with the place!  It’s obvious that there is going to be a romance in this story, and it’s also pretty obvious who it’s going to be, but the course of true love never runs smoothly particularly when the two characters still have a lot of emotional baggage to deal with.

This wasn’t the typical chick-lit story that I first thought it would be.  It has parts of a light-hearted summer romance, but it also deals with a lot more other emotions, such as Sam’s grief.  The storyline is sad and emotional, yet with a big dose of new starts and learning to let go!  The writing was genuine and the characters likeable and realistic.  A wonderful read, not just for the summer but for any time of the year!

Although the book starts out quite sad with Sam having lost her husband, we quickly move on to how she’s doing like 8 years after his death. She’s moved to London from her sleepy hometown, found new friends, gotten a cat and is in her dream job. 
The only problem is her world is starting to change and she’s finally got the opportunity to go to America for the summer as part of a work exchange program. While she’s there she discovers new friends and finds a new joy in life that leaves her worrying about other factors. While this sounds all well and good, she needs to go home and that makes it emotionally gripping. 
I found myself constantly asking “what if?” to everything. All her decisions, all the talks, all the backtracking. Everything. 
Although the ending didn’t have a certain fact I was certain would be there, it was amazing as well. I found myself impressed that Victoria held back from adding that one little thing in the happily ever after, unlike so many authors. By doing that it made it feel much more inclusive and real to me. 
That real element of her storytelling is something that was woven throughout, but that I hadn’t realised until I got right to the end. I love it and I hope she continues to bring it into her writing.

The story of Sam, a young widow, who gets a second chance at happiness in Boston when she travels there for work.

She makes some entertaining new friends in Provincetown, Cape Cod, and also meets Ethan. He lost his wife and is still not ready to meet anyone else. They have a connection but will they give each other a chance, especially as Sam knows she has to return home to the UK.

A great read.

Lovely feel good read. It was well written and flowed well. I enjoyed it very much. The plot was good and interesting. Hard to put down

I wasn't as fond of this book as I wished, mostly because I wasn't fond of either of the main characters. Sam is still in mourning, which I can understand, but I wish she would go to therapy as she blows up at her friend when the friend offers her a plus one to the wedding. Sam also chases down a man to yell at him when he refuses to take her picture once she lands in Boston. Sam seems unhinged and rude. 

The stranger she yells at is named Ethan and Sam keeps running into him while she's in the States. Ethan keeps acting short and obnoxious to her...but Sam continues to socialize with him. Honestly, I couldn't find their relationship endearing because they were exhausting to read about. 

That being said, I seem to be in the minority with that feeling, which is probably a good thing. The rest of the characters were delightful, the setting was beautiful and full points for Sam having normal and healthy friendships. The writing was cohesive and the book was easy to read without any plot holes or confusing aspects. It is the perfect book to read over the summer or even during a cozy fall night as Cooke creates a fantastic atmosphere. 

While not for me, I can see others really enjoying this book.

This was a wonderful, funny, emotional, heart warming story.  I was hooked from the first page.  I enjoyed going along with Sam for the summer and meeting Barney and Harry, and then especially Ethan.  The author’s descriptions of the location were fabulous. 
Many thanks to HQ Digital and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Wow wow wow! What an emotional ride. This book has a main character you will love, building a life for herself after tragedy. It is beautifully well written

The first page is full of emotion and the story just erupts from there. 
This book is written beautifully 
The cover is beautiful
The characters are full of depth and engaging
A wonderful summer read

What a great book to read this summer! A Summer to Remember follows Sam, a Brit who heads to Boston for the summer with her job. On a weekend off she visits Cape Cod and meets many locals including Ethan, a fellow widow. It floats between the past and present as Sam remembers her life with her late husband. I know I like a book when I want to reach in and shake the character and tell her to stop being stubborn! But don't worry, there's the perfect happy ending. I also loved how Cooke brought Cape Cod to life through her words. As I read this by the pool, I can confirm it's the perfect beach read as well.

Thank you to HQ Digital and NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Loved! I enjoyed following Sam's story as she navigates life as a widow and makes an international move.  The author carefully throws in flashbacks to better understand what Sam is going through. A nice quick summer read.

Thank you to #Netgalley

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher.  What a great summer feel good,  its funny, romantic and I read it in one sitting (albeit on the beach with a cool cold drink)

A Summer to Remember is a heartwarming story of how life goes on after the loss of a loved one. It has taken Sam eight years to meet someone she really likes, after the loss of her husband. The storyline is sweet and all the characters are so likable. Highly recommend this book!

Sam had everything worked out: a job she liked, a wonderful husband and frequent visits with her parents. Until the day Kev had an accident with his motorbike and was killed instantly. Aside from the grief at all she had lost, Sam was also feeling guilty about the night before Kev’s accident – they had been up all night planning their future, and the possibility of a baby.  In the past eight years, Sam has done little but build a shrine to Kev in her thoughts: relocating from her small Cotswolds village to London, pushing forward in her career, making new friends but wholly discounting and dismissing any suggestions of finding a new relationship. Her focus has been the 3 month ‘job exchange’ where a team from the UK is sent to Boston to work on a project. She’s wanted this ‘getaway’ and opportunity for years, and with it finally a reality, she’s ready to take on a new challenge at work and spend some time in the US. 

But all is not simple: she’s discounted and dismissed at work, sent for coffee and donuts and not heard when her input has merit. Frustrated and sick to death of the 3 colleagues she’s travelled with from London, not to mention the new team leader, she’s decided to head off to the beach for the weekend: and the ferry from Boston to Provincetown catches her eye.  Arriving in Provincetown, she’s charmed by the weather, the views and a lovely couple that are body painting on the boardwalk. Harry and Barney take to her instantly and fold her into the social whirl they’ve built for themselves, with a few suggestions for her to try. 

This was a lovely story: from Sam and Ethan first meeting in Boston while he was having one of the worst days, to their undeniable attraction and the continued push-pull of her friendship with Barney and Harry. But through it all, Sam is still clinging to “how she wants” things to be rather than how they are, and her determination to not forget Kev and her love for him is actually stunting her enjoyment and life. When she learns that Ethan has experienced a similar loss, and her feelings for him get ‘confusing’ and more scary, she pushes everyone away, until her very unique perspective on a major client’s project becomes “the” go to option, and Sam has to face both her shame at hurting and running from Harry, Barney and Ethan, but the choice of giving up her life in England to move to Boston for a career-changing opportunity.  Lovely descriptions, a clear emotional punch from both Sam and Ethan’s stories, and her circuitous and often challenging path to working through her grief all felt plausible and honest, and is sure to strike a chord with many. It’s a chick lit with surprising depth and emotion, that has light, summery and romantic overtones that bring the story full circle. 

I received an eArc copy of the title from the publisher via NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility. 

Review first appeared at <a href=” https://wp.me/p3OmRo-auA/” > <a> I am, Indeed </a>

I did enjoy this one but I have read better chic lit books this year. The story was nice and easy to follow it was simple but worked well. The first half was better than the second. Just an ok read for me enjoyable but nothing ground breaking.

I absolutely loved this! Just a wonderful funny, emotional, romantic read, and one I found it hard to tear myself away from. Sam was a realistically damaged heroine – her journey as she learns to let herself love again following the loss of her adored husband Kev was both compelling and emotionally satisfying. And hunky American Ethan was a brilliant hero – sweet, sexy and just the right amount of flawed (his childhood dolphin obsession cracked me up!). I loved watching how these two broken people came together to find their happily-ever-after.

There's more to this than a wonderful love story though. Sam's journey at work, as she teaches the patronising men in her office a lesson or two about never underestimating a determined woman, had me mentally punching the air. I also loved the strong friendships she builds during her time in Cape Cod – I adored Barney and Harry, with their amazing selection of cocktails!

I was a bit worried Provincetown was a made-up place – very happy to discover it's real and somewhere I can actually go! Immediately added to my list of "when I win the lottery" holiday destinations. I've been trawling photos online and it looks every bit as amazing as Ms Cooke describes it in the story. I definitely fell in love with it alongside Sam.

A great read, and an easy five stars.

This cover is deceiving. She lost her husband and then becomes second st her job. She has to rethink her whole life and it’s tragic.

This is a good book it has left me with a warm happy feeling.
It took a while to get into but then I couldn't put it down.
I'm so happy it had a happy ending and all the twist and turns in it made it so much better.
The settings where brilliant I can see in my minds eye everything Sam got up to from kayaking to renting the car.
Thank you for a brilliant warm loving book