I really loved this book....the characters, the story, the setting....And then it ended. It just ended without warning, which means in order to finish the story, you need to buy the next book. I really hate when authors do that!

I appreciate the advance copy, but now it will be a long time for the next story...

A fantastic first book in this new series! Marlo and Ray have a complicated past, one that could be unforgiving.... Seeing each other again, causes sparks to fly and anger to resurface. What emotions wins out? Holy moly, what and ending! It will be torture waiting for book 2.

I want more! I really enjoyed this story but it is so short and only partial. I would like to rest of the story ASAP. I think the characters are compelling and there is so much to tell. Plus this entire camp has tons of stories just waiting to be written.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Social Butterfly PR for granting my request to review this book for an honest opinion.

OMGosh... I could not put this book down!! RVD is one of my favorite authors and I have pretty much read everything she has written so I was excited to get this book to review. I was a little surprised or maybe confused to see the review date was last year so I had hopes that the next book would be published as well and no such luck:( There is a cliffhanger and it is brutal!!

Marlon and Ray are enemies. Ray was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and Marlon was the boy who cut their lawn. Ray was always watching him and he has always wanted her. One drunken night in high school and they give in to each other. The next day Ray acts like she doesn't even know him. This fuels hate that he has for her. The last straw was when the scholarship he was after she took. The girl who has everything....or so he thought.

They now meet four years later at a summer camp where he is the director and her boss. The feelings of hatred he has towards Ray has not changed, but she has. The chemistry between them is scorching. I was totally sucked in to their story and can not wait to read the rest of this trilogy.

Wow! What an ending! Headed to snag book two right away! Ray and Marlo have history that ended badly when they were younger and then they are back in each other’s life again as enemies. What a fantastic book one. Can’t wait to dive into book 2!

This book was provided to me by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

3 stars
Be warned! This book is book one and ends with a cliffhanger!!

It was an ok story. The names had me confused for a whole. She is Ray and he is Marlo. The "Ray" threw me fora loop.

What a enemies to.... well enemies as of now book.

Marlo and Ray have known each other since they were kids. Having endured high school with pretty much hating each other. They are both at a summer camp and are thrown into working with each other. These two have so much sexual tension you can feel it through the words in this book.


I can’t wait to read more.

I was given a copy of this book through NetGalley for my honest and voluntary review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Okay this book is all sort of amazing! The hero Marlo and the heroine Ray are friends turned enemies turned lovers. marlo used to cut grass at Ray's house but they attended the same private school where marlo was bullied pretty badly by Ray's friends but still they managed to sleep with each other. When marlo continued to pursue her she shut him down. Now four years later Ray attends an acting,dancing and singing camp where marlo is the director. What happens between them is anybody's guess! Oh I loved the plot and the chemistry was just awesome between this two! Thank you so much for this book@netgally and the publishers.

I love these little short novella type books... I laughingly call them quickies.

Ok, so this little quickie is a New Adult romance featuring Marlon or Marlo as he is sometimes called and Ray. I love a good enemies-to-question-mark type of story. Marlon and Ray have a past. Ray was the stereotypical popular girl and Marlon's foster parent worked as a live-in nanny for Ray. Ray's friends were typical fake popular friends and she was too into the security of the illusion of that friendship to stray from it. Marlon was bullied and ridiculed by Ray's friends all throughout high school. Marlon teetered between longing for (because she's the prettiest girl in all the land) and hating Ray (for all she represented). One fated and drunken night things "happened" between Ray and Marlon. The next day, good ol' Ray pretended nothing happened and Marlon got beaten and shoved into a locker for his troubles. And, just to twist the knife even further, Ray receives the Drama Scholarship that Marlon was up for. Add all this together and you get a huge, seething hate-on that Marlon has been (sporting) simmering for years.

Our story begins as Ray has been given a huge opportunity when she is hired on as a counselor at a very prestigious drama camp for high schooler's. Little does she know that Marlon or Marlo as his is now called is the Director for the whole camp. Marlo has made a name for himself in the collegiate drama world and is on his last tour at drama camp before he heads west to the big time. Oh, and did I mention that Marlon has "matured" from a stick thin, awkward nerd into a saucy eight-pack having saucy, saucy-pants? Because, yeah. Marlo thought he had put his past behind him, but one look at Ray brings back all his hatred in its gory detail. Ray isn't the same person she used to be and wants to succeed despite her circumstances. She decides she isn't going to let Marlon and his hate drive her away and keep her from persevering. On top of all this, Marlon also cannot hide the fact that he still has that much-despised part of himself that still wants Ray with almost as much fervor as his hate.

Oh, it is delicious. I was worried that Marlon was going to be cruel, but he wasn't. You can see where both people are coming from. You can see the reason for Marlon's hate-on. You can see growth and realization. You definitely get some saucy steam of that love 'rm/hate 'em thang they got going on. And, I'm just gonna put this out there so there are no surprises.... it ends on a doozie of a cliffie.

This is book 1 of 3 for the series. I'm successfully hooked, and I'll totally be going back for more.

* I was given an ARC of this book courtesy of NetGalley. I am voluntarily reviewing this title. *

Cliffhanger notice would have been nice. I rarely will allow myself to read them unless all books in the series are already published because it takes too long in between releases to remember it all as I will need to in order to fully enjoy it in entirety.

It was a great concept.. revenge against the one who wronged you years ago/second chance romance. I enjoy those, as i did this one, especially since I felt it was different and more originally done than usual. I enjoyed the Hollywood drama club camp aspect more than I would have thought.

Great author and writing. Low on the heat until literally the last few pages but it worked.
Thanks NetGalley for the ARC.
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My thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Marlon and Ray have a history: he was a handyman and worked for her parents. Ray was the pampered rich girl who took what she wanted. Ray seduced Marlon one summer, then turned her back on him. Now, she works for him at a summer camp and he is in a position to exact some revenge. There was a lot of love.hate banter and sexual tension between these two characters, and the shower scene in the communal bath hut was "steamy".
This is a part of a 3 part Series (Summer Seduction - # 2 and Summer Nights - # 3), so you will have to purchase the next two installments to find out whether Marlo and Ray can put their past behind them and make something lasting out of their undeniable attraction for one another. (I am so not fond of serials and cliffhangers!) I give this a 3.7 out of 5, rounded up to a four.

What a great start to a series. The characters are intriguing and I'm just dying to know the true story of Ray. I know there is more and the author did a great job keeping her mysterious. The chemistry between Ray and Marlon is electric. I cannot wait to read the next book.

I don't want to write an online review of this book as it is not on Amazon where I do my reviews. I did enjoy the story for the most part, but I haven't yet found myself invested in the characters. Yes, this is book 1, but it didn't really compel me to read part 2 or 3 because in book 1. I don't really like the characters, they seem more like high school age than college graduates. I don't like books about high school age people for the most part and so these characters acting like teenagers just doesn't work for me.

I will say that the writing is very good. I am a HUGE fan of RVD and have over 20 of her books on my Kindle. I prefer The Bet, The Wager etc. 3.75 stars for writing alone.

This story takes the reader on an adventure. It’s emotional and an addictive ride. This is the heart breaking and heart mending story of Ray and Marlon. They are enemies, plain and simple.

Marlon has had a difficult childhood, but he is making his way through, only he has some issues that need to be addressed that they come out when Ray is involved. He is a foster child how mows lawns (including Ray’s families). He feels like he is an outsider (and maybe he his) always looking at something he can’t have, will never have. Ray might live in her “perfect world” but she is just as lost, just as shattered as Marlon. While Marlon didn’t think that Ray is within his reach, she is thinking something complete different. One night together and all these feelings change, just not their situation.

Years later these two meet again as a summer camp and the tension and heat is palpable. Marlon is there, different and yet still the mystery that Ray wants to get caught up in. Ray is determined to get the love she was missing from life from Marlon I just don’t think she quite knows it yet. I enjoyed the sparks between these two in their banter, it is where the heat lies; and I loved the passion these two had for each other’ whether it was “hate” or lust these two sure know how to catch fire. The dynamics of this story are what make it both a romantic second chance story and a must read. I loved that Marlon and Ray has to work at their relationship. That even though there was insta lust the still needed to develop trust and empathy.

This story does on a cliffhanger as it is part one of a three part series, but it was well worth the ending to get this extraordinary enemy to lovers’ story! Filled with tension, passion, heat and lust I would recommend this story to all! I received an ARC via NetGallery and I am leaving my honest review. #NetGallery #SummerHeat

The premise for this book was so promising but unfortunately, I just couldn't come to terms with Ray. She was constantly crying which got on my nerves over time and her self-pity didn't really help in this case. She was too weak for my liking. BUT Marlon and Ray had insane sexual chemistry together which was a huge plus point for me. Also, Van Dyken's writing was, as always, top notch!

Rachel keep writing masterpieces. I wait for this story to be available, now I can't wait for the next parts. The first book keep you at a cliffhanger ant tnis make me crazy. Love Marlo and Ray story. Nya is correct they will find each other hearts. I hope!

actually enjoyed this book more than I thought I would.
Yes, it was predictable but in the very best way. The villain was clear from the outset and, although there was mention of previous heroines, it didn't matter that I hadn't read the previous books in the series.
I did call the majority of the "big reveals" before they happened but it didn't take away my enjoyment and I still couldn't put it down.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

So I foresee book 2 in my future ASAP! Rachel doesn’t know how to write a bad story. Absolutely loved it! I didn’t want to put it down. The story flowed well and was so intriguing from page one to the very end. Loved it!

Ray is a rich, beautiful woman. She is in the popular crowd. Her parents just up and leave her to go do whatever and she feels like she has nobody.

Marlo is a sexy man. He had it rough growing up. He was an orphaned at a very young age. He would cut Ray's family lawn. He was not in the popular crowd, he was bullied in high school and did not have many friends. He just wanted somebody to stand up for him.

It is not easy for either one of them. This book is amazing and you just have to read it to get their story. I didn't want it to end. I want to know what happens between them.

Highly recommend reading it. Love it.

While working a summer camp for Drama students, Ray thinks it will be an easy time filled with acting, singing and choreography. What she did not expect was for the man in charge to be the same boy she had a hot moment with in high school but shunned after it was over. Can Marlon forgive her teenage antics or will he plot revenge on his adult nemesis? With enjoyable characters and a storyline that had me quickly turning pages this was a great read. I cannot wait to see what comes next.