Summer Reads 2023 Novels & Stories

The head of the orphanage found me in the middle of the scorching summer, which was why he named me Theros Sommar. When Daisy learned of it, she then said that moving forward, the summer solstice every year would be my birthday. She then prepared birthday gifts for me and even baked a birthday cake for me to celebrate. Ever since my gastric bleeding the other day, she had forbidden me from drinking again. But the mood back then had been just right, so I pestered her until she gave in and allowed me to drink some red wine. One thing led to another, and that night, she finally gave herself wholly to me.

He asked. Summer swallowed hard, her throat dry as she stepped forward, finding her voice amidst the chaos. "I didn't choose to be here, I was brought into this world without warning. But I'm not here to cause trouble. I just… I just want to find my place." Coleman stepped closer to her side, a protective gesture that only seemed to aggravate the situation. "She's not a threat, she's calm and Alpha Dominic has seen it. She's been nothing but respectful."

Gabriel always distracts me as he pulls me into his arms and my darling Lunar escapes the conversation. Summer, on the other hand, planned for her mating ceremony from the moment she could walk. Everything was planned to the last detail before she even turned sixteen. Summer has a thick file that contains everything she wants for the day, and it is literally growing by the day. “You do realize that this is not going to be a human wedding, my dear?” I sigh each time she shows me what else she found. Summer would just roll her eyes at me, and continue. All Gabriel has to say about our daughter’s flights of fancy is that she has to remember we aren’t billionaires.

Alexander’s entire body tensed beside him, his hand already brushing the inside of his coat where he kept his weapon. But Irvine only smiled. “Oh, no need for hostility. I’m just here for a little… reunion.” Her gaze drifted past Lucien, landing on me. And the world fell away. The last time I’d seen that face, it had been pale, cold, lifeless. Now, she looked alive, too alive. Her eyes gleamed with something dark, something almost… beautiful in its cruelty. “Summer,” she said softly, tasting my name like a secret. “How are you?”

"For meeting? How long?" "Ren, I'm thinking of bringing you with me." He stopped scrolling, halting in the middle of a digital book he saved to read. "Sure. How long?" She went silent for a while. "For summer. I have meetings to do at home. Most of them couldn't come to Canada and Japan seems to be our main place." "Okay. I'll tell Noah." "Preliminaries start in summer in Japan. If we are unable to attend, you can stay a little longer to see the start of the Spring Tournament."

According to Hunter, Blake’s highly-ranked beta was murdered and he hasn’t brought down the law on the murderer yet. No one with the guts to injure one of my men who see the sunset, that I promised. *** “There you are!” Summer came from behind a tree. She was dressed in a long coat. It was too hot out for it but it made my imagination wonder what was underneath. “Why didn’t you tell me you didn’t want to go to the party?” She lifted a shoulder. She dug into her coat and pulled out a bottle of scotch. “I thought this would be more fun. Did I get your brand?”

“This one is yours. Only yours.” My eyes blurred with tears. I laughed, crying at the same time. “Liam… this is…” He pulled me into his arms. “Stop crying. I built this to make you happy, not sad.” “I am happy,” I whispered against him. “These are tears of joy.” I tilted my head, looking up at him. “Summer holiday is officially my favorite.” “Why?” he asked, smiling. “Because it’s when our paths crossed.”

” Aaron ~”Nobody, just Rey. Rey ~”Nobody either.” Summer ~”I will go check who it is.” She slips her Ruger in the back of her pants and goes to the front door. We can hear her unlock and open it. We hear her screaming from the from. Summer ~”YOU GUYS BETTER COME LOOK HERE.”

Then my phone, on silent in my blazer pocket, started vibrating with the energy of someone who had been told no phones and had decided that did not apply to them. I shifted slightly and angled the screen just enough to read it under the desk. Tyler, in our group chat: *SUMMER WINTERS.* *SUMMER ELISE WINTERS.* *You have exactly thirty seconds to explain yourself before I combust.* Then Ruby: *I HEARD. I WAS IN MATHS AND I HEARD.* *SUMMER. MY GIRL. MY QUEEN. MY ENTIRE REASON FOR BEING AT THIS SCHOOL.* Then Tyler again: *I'm actually upset that I missed it I hate myself*

“Totally thrives on this. Loves every second.” I nod. “Yep. And Josh… well, he’s chaos incarnate.” We both laugh softly, glancing at the boys and then back at Gavin, noticing the subtle way he shifts his weight, always quietly aware, letting the antics play out around him. “And that,” Gemma whispers, grinning, “is why summer will never be boring with this crew.” I chuckle, letting the thought settle in. “Never boring… definitely not.” Eben stretches dramatically, still dripping, and grins. “By the way… bonfire tonight. Full-on chaos. Fire, drinks, music—the works. Don’t worry, it’s going to be wild.”