Many thanks to my friends at @stmartinspress and @macmillan.audio for the free #gifted copies of this book.  

Summer isn’t official until I’ve read MKA’s latest, and I found myself immediately absorbed in Summers at the Saint.  I imagined myself sitting poolside at the Saint, fruity beverage in hand as I helped solve the mysteries at play.  

And I think this is my new favorite summer read by her.  It’s full of all the things I’ve come to love about her books:  a twisty mystery, a cheer worthy romance, and a perfectly beachy backdrop. 

But this time, she took the storyline a bit darker... and I have to say, I ate it up!  

Murder, jealousy, trauma, deception... this is a beach read with substance.  I found myself immersed in the storyline seeking out the sinister motives, eager for the twists, and caught up in the suspense.  

The heart of the Saint (and this book), main character, Traci Eddings, was easy to root for!  Having experienced her share of hardship in the past, her strength was the guiding force throughout the book.   As she fought to keep the legacy of the Saint alive in the throes of fresh grief, her grit and vigor shined through.

Set along the Georgia coast, I felt myself immediately transported to the home of my youth.  I love the way Andrews paints fictional small towns full of southern charm and bedazzled with the names of real places I’ve frequented.  It feeds my nostalgia and tempers my homesickness.  

There’s a reason MKA is known as the queen of beach reads.  Summers at the Saint delivers the perfect summertime escape full of mystery and romance with a southern flare.  

🎧 I’ve come to think of Kathleen McInerney as the voice of Andrews, though she has a much wider repertoire.  To me, her voice is the embodiment of full-fledged Georgia native.  She expertly portrayed Traci and kept me engaged throughout the entirety of the story.