Sexy new adult romance meets swashbuckling adventure when ex childhood friends Paige and Seb reconnect to finally track down the treasure that has been a legend in their small Michigan beach town for decades. Perfect for fans ofThe Gooniesand NetflixsOuter Bankswho are craving more romance!
Star pupil Paige Malone just finished her first year at Harvard. Dropout Seb Jansen spent that time pumping gas for wealthy yacht owners at a Lake Michigan marina. They havent seen each other since high school. A shame, considering that they were once inseparable childhood friends who combed their coastal hometowns sun-kissed beaches along with a couple of other middle-school palshunting the Golden Venus, a legendary local treasure thats distantly connected to Paiges family.
A treasure rumored to be worth millions of dollars.Ifit even exists.
These days, however, the former BFFs have traded adventure for reality. Paige is home for the summer and is spiraling after losing her college financial aid. While across town, Seb fell in with a bad crowd and now regrets his life choices, big time. Both feel colossally stuck. And alone.
But when Paige stumbles upon a hidden secret in her grandmothers beach cottage, she must get their old treasure-hunting gang back together to finally unravel the mystery that has eluded her family for generations. Who knows: the thrill of the hunt might help Paige and Seb find a path back to their lost friendshipor something more.
The Summer of Lost Thingsbrings the summer heat with its combination of a high stakes treasure hunt and a swoony love story.
Tropes
- Childhood friends to lovers
- Second-chance romance
- Treasure hunt
- Family secrets
- Partners in crime
- Summer love
- Small beach town setting
- Overachiever x bad boy
- Loveable rogue
