The Summer Girlfriend
Author: Forest, Kristina
ISBN: 9780593956397
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 14 Jul 2026
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;A woman who agrees to be a stand-in girlfriend for a cute stranger finds that their fake summer fling is getting way too real in this new romance by Plt;iPgt;USA TodayPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author Kristina Forest.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;A fake summer fling between a stand-in girlfriend and a handsome business heir becomes way too real in this glittering new romance by Plt;iPgt;USA TodayPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author Kristina Forest.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Noelle Lewis doesnP#8217;t have time for long walks on the beach, brunch with the girls, or summer vacations. SheP#8217;s too busy saving up to go back to college. After recently getting laid off from her bookseller job, her main gig is now serving as a P#8220;stand-inP#8221; bridesmaid, which doesnP#8217;t pay enough for the upcoming semesterP#8217;s tuition. But then the perfect, if not unconventional, opportunity arisesP#8230;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Jeremiah Smith II, grandson of the founder of SmithP#8217;s SweetsP#8212;a well-known baked goods companyP#8212;once lived a life of frivolity. Since his grandfatherP#8217;s death, JeremiahP#8217;s tried to clean up his act, but itP#8217;s hard to focus when his family requests that he join them at their summer house in Heart Beach, New Jersey, where his most painful memory lies. To avoid going there, Jeremiah claims he already has plans with his girlfriend, and of course, his family tells him to bring her. The problem? Jeremiah doesnP#8217;t have a girlfriend.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;After a chance meeting, Noelle and Jeremiah come to an agreement. HeP#8217;ll hire her to be his stand-in girlfriend for the weekend, and sheP#8217;ll use that money toward her tuition. She figures it will be quick, easy money, but as it turns out, JeremiahP#8217;s family is lovely, and Jeremiah is even lovelier. Soon, a weekend agreement turns into an entire summer, and Noelle and Jeremiah will have to keep their hearts in check, or else itP#8217;s sink or swim for them both.
ISBN: 9780593956397
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 14 Jul 2026
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;A woman who agrees to be a stand-in girlfriend for a cute stranger finds that their fake summer fling is getting way too real in this new romance by Plt;iPgt;USA TodayPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author Kristina Forest.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;A fake summer fling between a stand-in girlfriend and a handsome business heir becomes way too real in this glittering new romance by Plt;iPgt;USA TodayPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author Kristina Forest.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Noelle Lewis doesnP#8217;t have time for long walks on the beach, brunch with the girls, or summer vacations. SheP#8217;s too busy saving up to go back to college. After recently getting laid off from her bookseller job, her main gig is now serving as a P#8220;stand-inP#8221; bridesmaid, which doesnP#8217;t pay enough for the upcoming semesterP#8217;s tuition. But then the perfect, if not unconventional, opportunity arisesP#8230;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Jeremiah Smith II, grandson of the founder of SmithP#8217;s SweetsP#8212;a well-known baked goods companyP#8212;once lived a life of frivolity. Since his grandfatherP#8217;s death, JeremiahP#8217;s tried to clean up his act, but itP#8217;s hard to focus when his family requests that he join them at their summer house in Heart Beach, New Jersey, where his most painful memory lies. To avoid going there, Jeremiah claims he already has plans with his girlfriend, and of course, his family tells him to bring her. The problem? Jeremiah doesnP#8217;t have a girlfriend.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;After a chance meeting, Noelle and Jeremiah come to an agreement. HeP#8217;ll hire her to be his stand-in girlfriend for the weekend, and sheP#8217;ll use that money toward her tuition. She figures it will be quick, easy money, but as it turns out, JeremiahP#8217;s family is lovely, and Jeremiah is even lovelier. Soon, a weekend agreement turns into an entire summer, and Noelle and Jeremiah will have to keep their hearts in check, or else itP#8217;s sink or swim for them both.
