That One Summer: A Tuckaway Bay Origin Story
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Lia Langston thinks she’s heading to the beach for one last summer fling with her girlfriends before jumping into the working world of Corporate America. She has a plan. One week with her five girlfriends, then a summer job at the cute dress shop at the beach mall.
That last part doesn’t happen.
Before she knows it, she is swept off her feet by a local guy named Zach and whisked into a summer job managing the front office of his Aunt Grace’s beach motel.
Summer flies. She and Zach fall in love. And come August, Aunt Grace offers her a permanent, full-time position working at the resort. Zach is thrilled, of course, because he wants Lia in his life—permanently.
But this summer job was only meant to be temporary, her last hurrah. Corporate America is waiting back in Chicago and Lia must choose. Can she have her beach life and Zach, and an exciting corporate job, too?
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About the author
Madeleine Jaimes is a contemporary women’s fiction author whose emotionally charged novels explore the real-life social issues affecting women today. Her stories reflect powerful themes like addiction and recovery, domestic violence, LGBTQ+ identity, and family struggles. Her characters remind us that healing is never linear—and that strength comes in many forms.
She believes the most important stories we tell are the ones we whisper to ourselves.
Set against emotionally rich backdrops, Madeleine’s stories invite readers to pause, reflect, and feel seen. Her popular Tuckaway Bay series reflects her passion for writing layered characters and small-town stories where every woman’s journey matters.
Madeliene also writes contemporary romance as Maddie James.
