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Summer Secrets

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This is a voluntary review of an advanced copy.

Finally, the brother's see their father and we get the whole story of why he disappeared! There is lots of drama and intrigue in this book as Owen and Hannah get closer in this book as there are multiple attempts on each of their lives.

It is so hard to hear about how Hannah is treated by her mother and the expectations she just can't meet. How sad to think that she was ready to run away when she got to the camp until she meet Grandpa Joe.

It is so much fun to get back to the Wildflowers we have already see matched with these brothers and I hope that we see the other two get their future books! This series is so much fun and don't want it to end.

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I love all her book's! this is a very good series! I alway's look forward to reading them!
I am a big fan of Jill's sanders and I really recomend her book's!

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Summer Secrets is the 3rd book in the Wildflowers series, and it's Hannah and Owen's love story.

Hannah and Owen start to develop a connection when he is called away to help solve the ongoing mystery of why his father disappeared (an overall mystery unfolding across the series). His two brothers both found their HEAs while trying to solve the mystery, but for Owen, is appears that duty is going to get in the way of his relationship with Hannah.

While each book is a standalone, I recommend you read these books in order for the mystery unfolding. Part of the charm of this book is that we not only explore the relationship between Owen and Hannah, but we also get the relationship of the Wildflower Sisters (sisters by choice), and the brothers. The family dynamics give as much to the story as the main characters' relationship does.

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This book is the third in a series. I read it as a standalone and felt that it did not affect the story. However, there are references to other things that happened prior.

Hannah runs an adult summer camp with her four best friends. She loves her job, loves that she gets to work with her best friends that she considers her sisters, and can escape her controlling parents all at once. Hannah has met Owen and she is smitten. She wants to be with him, but he has finagled his way into camp as a way to find his father. As Hannah and Owen become more serious, Owen's father resurfaces and brings trouble with him.

This was a cute romance story. Each character has their own issues that they are currently facing. Hannah trying to escape her controlling parents. You can feel the control they try to hold over her now and how she deals with it. I wish Hannah was more assertive, but based on her personality I understand why she isn't. the trouble that Owen's father is facing is predictable and I found it hard to believe that the characters could not figure it out. Overall a great story that can be read in a couple of hours.

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Summer Secrets is Book 3 in the Wildflowers series by Jill Sanders. I recommend reading these stories in order and if you can, back to back. Even though I read them in order, it had been some time since I read Book 2 and it took me a bit to get back in the swing of things as this story literally just picks up where the other books leave off with very little overlap.

This was an enjoyable romance with a dash of action and a touch of suspense. Even though I figured out early on who was guilty, it was certainly entertaining and kept me engaged throughout. There are still 2 more wildflowers so hopefully there is more to come.

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Thank you netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I did not enjoy this novel as I spent most of my time feeling confused and disoriented. I felt like I was missing pieces from the story and everything was moving faster than I could keep up. The characters seemed bland and the plot disjointed.

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Owen and Hannah were amazing! I couldn't wait to hear their story and the conclusion of the Leo Costa saga. After the tension build up between Owen and Hannah in the previous books, I was excited to see how their relationship would play out. But don't worry if you haven't read the previous books - I think you'll pick up the story without any troubles (I'd recommend reading them in order to meet everyone though!).
Owen has buried his head in the sand a bit when it comes to Hannah and is utterly clueless at the beginning of the book. I don't think he realized that walking away was not as noble as he intended. And Hannah certainly didn't see it that way! They definitely had some bumps at the beginning to work out but once they did, oofta! Where's the fire extinguisher when you need it!
The more we learn about Hannah's upbringing, my heart breaks for her a little more. I loved that Owen seemed to want to erase those bad memories even as he had trouble comprehending her parents' actions. Owen's constant struggle with his father missing, being trusted with the company, and being good at a career that he doesn't love was a realistic portrait of learning how to balance the responsibility of family with the desire to just be happy. As he spends more time with Hannah, who is genuinely happy with the life her and the Wildflowers have created, he starts to wonder what it would take to be happy.
This book has everything - passion, laughter, drama, family, friends, and chaos that requires some police help. So much happens! In some ways, book 3 is the end of the first phase of Wildflowers. Some of the loose ends from the first two books are wrapped up in Owen and Hannah's story. With two Wildflowers left, I can't wait to see where Jill Sanders takes us!

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[Thanks Netgalley for the ebook. This review is my honest opinion but just another opinion, you should read this book and judge it by yourself]
I'm sorry but this book isn't for me (the whole series, in fact). I didn't quite enjoy the previous books because I couldn't connect with the MC and their love stories but I requested this book because of the mistery involving Leo Costa, that really catched my interest! Sadly, there's no mistery at all (I'm not gong to say anything else to avoid any spoiler).
Owen and Hanna's love story begins in the previous books but we can't see it in their book, Jill Sanders explains a bit and move forward very quickly. I must say I didn't like it because we cannot see the beginning of their love. And I must say we can't feel their love either. We know they lust for each other but little more.
I'm not a great fan of Jill Sanders' writing, therefore I'm always finding hard enjoying her books (my bad, of course). There's too much telling for my taste, a sucesion of uninteresting events that we don't need to know and a lack of dialogue that makes her books a bit flat for me.
I don't think I will keep reading this series 😞.

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Summer Secrets is the third book in the Wildflowers series.
3 stars

I will say that the story was good. It had a good mystery and I enjoyed meeting the brothers who fell in love with these women. This was a second chance romance between Owen and Hannah. They had great chemistry together. They went through a lot, physically and emotionally before they could find their HEA. I did like the twist at the end in regards to who was the one creating chaos in Owen's family.

But...I would like to say that I was aware that this book was third in the series, but I thought it could be read as a stand alone. I have not read the previous two, but I believe you will need to read the previous two before diving into this one. The story starts off with drama from the previous one. While reading the first chapter I felt like I had started in the middle.

Thank you to the publisher for providing the ARC through NetGalley for an honest review.

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Summer Secrets is the finale (i think) to the Wildflowers trilogy and it does not disappoint. This focuses on the last of the brothers- Owen and Hannah. Summer Secrets really finishes the story strong with plenty of romance and tons of mystery. Unfortunately, the whodunit was a little obvious but the reasons why and the sheer craziness of it all was not expected. I recommend this book and the series.

One final thought- what about the last two Wildflowers?

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I loved this series. To me it read like two series in one. You have the Wildflowers but you also have the Costa brothers. Both of their stories are running simultaneously. Summer Secrets, is the third book in the series. If you haven't read one and two, then you should read those first or you will most likely get lost.

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3rd book in the series. Can be read as a stand alone which is what I did.
Five friends from childhood camp return and set the camp up for adults.
Friendship, loyalty from the five females and the three brothers who are searching for their father.
Two romantic relationships already established the third gathering steam and a fourth beginning against a back drop of disgruntled and violent ex employee with family secrets thrown in.
Relaxing and enjoyable read.

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This is part of a series, but since I hadn’t read the earlier books, I felt at a disadvantage not knowing the back story. It was all so very improbable. We’re supposed to believe that these wealthy guys hid out working at this adult camp that the ladies have sunk their money in so that they could search for their dad who had disappeared. And then they all start falling in love while improbably plotlines keep piling up. I just couldn’t get into it or suspend disbelief.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.

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Summer Secrets by Jill Sanders a five-star read that will bring the sunshine to your life. This is number three in the Wildflowers books and they just go from strength to strength, I adore Jill Saunders writing, she just brings a lightness and a refreshing joviality to these stories. The dynamics between the Wildflowers are some of the best I have read, usually with such a large group of girl friends there is one that doesn’t feel like they fit, but these girls live for each other, it’s a nice thing to see. Hannah and Owen are both strong people and both have other priorities, they have a history and sometimes that is something you can’t get over. This season is a difficult one at the camp, but it also makes great reading. Do not miss this series and Jill Sanders has written pure gold.

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This time it is Hannah's story. As the story starts we go a little back in time to when Owen suddenly leaves Hannah feeling lost and wondering if it was something she said that put him off.

Hannah is determined to just keep going and concentrate on the camp and trying to win the case against Ryan who was trying to sue the camp after she was fired. It's when Hannah is meeting with the lawyers that she bumps into Owen again, and the chemistry is still there, as strong as ever.

Owen realised the mistake he made breaking things off with Hannah and decides he wants her back, but to take things slowly.

The mystery around Leo continues, so Owen has to continue running the family business, but more threats and twists in the story come up, dragging the rest of his family and the Wildflowers in. Plenty twists in the tale, mixed in with the love story and the fun of River Camp. Great story!

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This is the third book in the series and while I haven't read book two yet, it was easy to follow the plot in this one.At the beginning of the series we are introduced to five girls who come together one summer at a camp owned by the grandfather of one of the campers .They form a bond that has lasted through the years and the changes in their individual lives.This story picks up where they all own shares of the camp and renovate it for adult campers.There is a mysterious twist in the saga of the missing father of three of their workers and I have to say that my suspicion meter started dinging loudly when a certain character entered the scene.This book centers around the romance between Owen and Hannah and while I wouldn't have given him a second chance at my heart, she did and the results of that action trod throughout the rest of the book.Danger lurks everywhere and no one is sure who is trustworthy as the motive changes depending on the person involved.There are a lot of characters in the story, possibly as a smokescreen to throw you off the scent of the real troublemaker, whose acting skills are on point.The author was able to strike a happy balance between the romance and the mystery and while I am not a fan of suspense, I really enjoyed this one, especially when I was proven right at the end.This is an enjoyable read that didn't lag or jump too far ahead to make it difficult to follow. Netgalley provided this ARC for my untutored review.

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This was a funny read for me as I constantly felt as if I was missing something, perhaps I should have read the books before this. I wish books in a series would let readers know that they should really read the books before

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I thought that this was a little slow to start but definitely keep reading and it gets quite good!

All the characters worked well together and it turned out to be a good romance and "whodunnit"!

I thought that the story was well planned put and it had a great flow as soon as I got in to the story.

It is 4 stars from me for this one, I really enjoyed it!

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I truly enjoyed this book and read in a single day, if you are not familiar with Jill Sanders and her Wildflowers series what are you waiting for grab it. I fell in love with Dylan and Liam and know Owen (*swoon*). We have Hannah who is running an adult summer camp with her bestfriends Zoey and Elle. From the first book Owen and his brothers are on a secret mission to find their father, an eccentric billionaire prone to sudden disappearances.
At first Owen is suspicious of the new Camp Owners but over time his relationship deepens with Hannah and she learns about their secret and finally understands why Owen and his brother were lying about being workers at the adult camp. After that both of them cant deny their attraction for another but someone is targeting Owen and he has to preotect Hannah.

ARC given for a honest review on netgallery

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We got the last brothers story, and some surprises (maybe not) I mean I kind of said to myself this is what is going to happen so lets just say I wasn't surprised or outcome, but was surprised of relations, I am trying not to give up spoilers, when you start reading you will get my meaning..So we got the last brother, but we still have 2 girls left, so what to what to do..I kind of wished that we would have gotten a wedding, yeah yeah I know to soon, but one can hope considering they got together pretty fast..

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