The Fourth Summer

By Kathleen Gilles Seidel

THE ENDLESS SEASON
 
Freelance graphic artist Caitlin McGraw is living the hipster life in San Francisco when a jury summons brings her home to North Carolina. But doing her civic duty wasn’t supposed to include a reunion with Seth Street, the celebrity Olympic medalist—and Caitlin’s teenage love. She fell hard for Seth at thirteen, only to lose him when he left in the middle of that third summer . . . when everything changed between them.
 
You never forget your first love, and a decade of fame and fortune as the face of professional snowboarding hasn’t dimmed Seth’s memory of seemingly endless, perfect summers. Now, sequestered with Caitlin on a high-profile case, could Seth have a chance to rekindle those feelings of the past? Amid family conflicts and hard-hitting revelations in and out of the courtroom, Seth and Caitlin face some tough hurdles. With so much at stake, can they trust in what they’ve reawakened in each other and turn this season of change into a lifetime of love? 

“What a joy it is to have a new romance by Kathleen Gilles Seidel! With wit, wisdom, and originality, Seidel tells the story of Caitlin and Seth as they go from friends to lovers along a somewhat rocky road to maturity that includes snowboarding, game design, and . . . jury duty?!! The Fourth Summer is a delight!"
—New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Jul 24, 2018
• ISBN: 9781516107339

Kathleen Gilles Seidel

Kathleen Gilles Seidel is the author of 13 novels. She has a PhD in English Literature from Johns Hopkins, and now lives in Virginia with her husband and two daughters.

Reviews for The Fourth Summer

[phyllis2779 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Although the cover turned me off a lot, the book was an excellent entry in Seidel's oeuvre. She is an excellent writer and understands people and makes them seem very authentic on the page. And interesting. One thing, besides the cover, that I disliked about this book is that it seemed too short -- more Harlequin length than women's lit. Although the main characters seemed very young, they did mature during the book. The setting was very fresh and the supporting characters were fleshed-out and made interesting. The background -- jury duty in North Carolina, snowboarding, graphic design and video game designing, gave depth to the book and made it more interesting. This isn't my favorite book by Seidel (Again and Don't Forget to Smile) but I can't wait for her next book. They seem to come at such distant intervals now.

[cathygeha · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The Fourth Summer by Kathleen Gilles-SeidelStanding Tall #1Thrilled to see a new book by this author! That said, I think this book is rated on it being a NA genre rather than a contemporary romance. The story flips between the time the H/h were in their teens and their present ages of mid-twenties. So, my feeling is that it should be geared and advertised to that age reader. Seth is a snowboarder who won the bronze medal at the Olympics in a clean sweep for America. He has been living a public life and also advertising his family’s board and other products for a decade. Caitlin is a graphic designer who works predominately on video games and book covers. The two spent summers together for a few years then suddenly were apart and have not seen each other for over a decade. When Seth and Caitlin are called home to sit on a jury they reconnect, talk, work together on issues that come up and try to decide if there is a relationship to pursue between them or not. The families of both Seth and Caitlin make appearances but the main story is the jury trial and the interaction between the jury members. I felt both Seth and Caitlin were interesting characters with perhaps Caitlin the more mature of the two. Both did grow during the book and I can see them together as a couple. Did I like this book? YesWould I like to read more by this author? DefinitelyWas it my favorite book by this author? Probably not What was my favorite book by this author? Don’t Forget to SmileThank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books – Lyrical Shine for the ARC – This is my honest review. 4 Stars