About The Summer of Yes
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This wasn’t how Kelsey Worthington’s day was supposed to go. She wasn’t supposed to be picking up Starbucks for her smarmy boss. She wasn’t supposed to get hit by a car that jumped the curb. And she certainly wasn’t supposed to wake up in a hospital room next to Georgina Tate—the legendary matriarch of New York City businesswomen.
Kelsey and Georgina couldn’t be more opposite. Kelsey’s a dreamer, a writer who questions her own skill. And Georgina is a confident businesswoman whose years of shouldering her way into boardrooms and making her voice heard have made her far too outspoken for the faint of heart.
But now, when Georgina’s failing kidneys force her to face some big regrets about the way she’s lived her life, the two women recognize they share a common thread. Maybe it’s time to confront a few things. They must ask themselves: What if I said yes to everything I’ve always said no to?
With Georgina as her companion, Kelsey soon finds herself doing things she’s never done before. Eating street food. Swimming in the ocean. Matchmaking for Georgina with the help of Georgina’s handsome son. And writing her own romance—both in book form and in real life.
So begins the Summer of Yes.
- Stand-alone novel
- Perfect for fans of Denise Hunter and Rachel Linden
- Book length: 100,000 words
- Includes discussion questions for book clubs
Release Date: July 2, 2024
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
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My Review
4/5 stars.
I adore Courtney Walsh’s books, and am absolutely thrilled she’s released a new one!
The Summer of Yes has all sorts of The Devil Wears Prada vibes–without all the things I didn’t like about TDWP, lol. It’s a clean version, set in book publishing rather than fashion, and I love it!
Watching Kelsey and Georgina both grow as characters was fantastic. They’re both flawed, and watching them face those flaws head-on (sometimes more willingly than others–just like me? LOL) entertained, amused, and challenged me in turn. It prompted me to think about what I say yes (or no) to, and why, and what it might look like to “flip the script” a bit, to say the opposite of my knee-jerk reaction.
Faith plays a smaller role than I expected/hoped, but it was more present than in The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley. I was also pleased that some of the things I disliked about Isadora Bentley weren’t present here. Win!
A great beach read that will make you chuckle and reflect/think in turn.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
About the Author
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Courtney Walsh is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of sixteen novels. She writes small town romance and women’s fiction while juggling the performing arts studio and youth theatre she owns and runs with her husband. Courtney is a Carol Award winner and Christy Award finalist who has also written two craft books and several full-length musicals. She lives in Illinois with her husband and three children and a sometimes naughty Bernedoodle named Luna.
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