Same Time Next Summer

By: Annabel Monaghan

Narrated by: Dan Bittner, Brittany Pressley

“Bursting with the magic of first love, it’s everything I want in a summer romance.” —Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of EVERY SUMMER AFTER

Named a Best Book of Summer by Real Simple • Reader’s Digest • Country Living • The Skimm • BookBub • GoodReads

Beach Rules:
Do take long walks on the sand.
Do put an umbrella in every cocktail.
Do NOT run into your first love.

Sam’s life is on track. She has the perfect doctor fiancé, Jack (his strict routines are a good thing, really), a great job in Manhattan (unless they fire her), and is about to tour a wedding venue near her family’s Long Island beach house. Everything should go to plan, yet the minute she arrives, Sam senses something is off. Wyatt is here. Her Wyatt. But there’s no reason for a thirty-year-old engaged woman to feel panicked around the guy who broke her heart when she was seventeen. Right?

Yet being back at this beach, hearing notes from Wyatt’s guitar float across the night air from next door as if no time has passed—Sam’s memories come flooding back: the feel of Wyatt’s skin on hers, their nights in the treehouse, and the truth behind their split. Sam remembers who she used to be, and as Wyatt reenters her life their connection is as undeniable as it always was. She will have to make a choice.

©2023 Annabel Monaghan (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“Summer Break Out Pick” for Good Morning America
A LibraryReads Pick
One of Real Simple’s Must Read Books of Summer 2023
One of Glamour’s 21 BookTok Books That Will Be Blowing Up Your FYP this Summer
One of Country Living’s Best Romance Novels of 2023
One of Reader’s Digest’s 32 Best Beach Reads for the Perfect Escape
One of The Skimm’s 14 Reads That Belong In Your Beach Bag This Summer
One of Zibby Owens’s Most Anticipated Books of 2023
One of Reader’s Digest’s 21 New Summer Books for 2023 That You Won’t Be Able to Put Down
One of CBS News’ Five Beach Bag Books from the CBS New York Book Club
One of The EveryGirl’s 16 Books to Read When You Don’t Want Summer to End

“Bursting with the magic of first love, it’s everything I want in a summer romance.”—Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of EVERY SUMMER AFTER

“Annabel Monaghan is topping the list as our new favorite romance author…. This just might be the ultimate beach read of 2023.” –Country Living

“Fresh, fun and deeply romantic. This will be the love story of the summer.” –Fiona Davis, author of The Spectacular

Perfect summer read

Sweet, simple summertime read. Classic love story with a twist. Enjoyed the narrator’s inflection throughout the novel as well.

Perfect Easy Summer Reading

Loved it! Was invested in the characters and the storyline throughout the whole thing. Wish there were a few more chapters added to the ending.

Good story, good narration

I enjoyed the story and the narration. It wasn’t the best book I’ve ever purchased, but I was not disappointed. I will read more books by this author.

great story

great story of love, family and finding your true self.
run… it is an easy , fast moving story

A Light Read

I typically read murder mysteries, fantasy, historic fiction and thrillers. They tend to get heavy and intense so I like to incorporate stories like this. It’s a classic girl-visits-her-parents-beach-house-and-an-old-fling-is-revamped… you get the gist. It’s girly and predictable and has a cute happy ending.

The summer read you are looking for!

I LOVED this book! Annabel Monaghan captured first love, lost love, and finally loving the real person you are beautifully! The narrators were amazing (which sadly isn’t always the case) and added to the beauty of this story. Move this book to the top of your list now!

Hope there's a sequel! (contains spoilers)

I bought this audible on a whim while waiting for one I pre-ordered to come in. I am so glad I did! I loved this book so much that after I finished it, I listened to the last 6 chapters again. I enjoyed how the main character took awhile, but finally was true to herself.

SPOILER AHEAD

I respected how Sam realized that the problem was with her not being honest about who she was rather than making Jack out to be the bad guy. I also respected how she stood up for her parents. I loved the Sam and Wyatt ending. Please please do a sequel! I want to see Sam and Wyatt get married and have kids, and I want to see Gracie grow up. I will read this author again.

Cute love story

This was a predictable storyline, but l thought it was cute and easy to listen to.

Uplifting & Real

This was everything I wanted for a summer romance read! I loved how simple and sweet it was.

Feel-good, light, warm

I was looking for a feel-good novel and this did the trick- fantastic performance and good storyline- great writing- really enjoyed it and have already downloaded her other titles.