Aside from the house next door, the only other residence in the vicinity was a sprawling estate across the small body of water that separated our land from theirs. We lived on the bay in Narragansett, Rhode Island. “Well, I saw some flashing lights coming from the house the other night. “Did you know we have new neighbors across the bay?” I asked. Angelini’s voice and put my binoculars down momentarily.

Track 1: “Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell I’d thought my world was turned upside down that first summer? Well, I knew nothing yet. Until five years later when he sent me a letter that shook me to my core. So, we decided to end it and never look back.Ī part of me always felt like I’d let my soulmate walk away. We both had one wish: more time together. And before I knew it, we’d fallen in love. Despite knowing he was totally wrong for me, I couldn’t seem to stay away. I taught him how to dig for clams, and he taught me that not all wealthy and powerful guys are pretentious. Leo and I formed an instant connection, even though we were technically opposites by all appearances. Turned out, the handsome Brits were only renting that house for the summer in my seaside town.

That made for an interesting conversation starter when I inevitably ran into them. Then I noticed his housemate staring back at me with binoculars of his own-watching me watching Leo. I certainly never expected to find a man showering outside of the property across the bay in his birthday suit. From the moment I first spotted Leo in the distance through my binoculars, I’d been captivated. Every girl has one, right? Mine was a charming, British aristocrat who turned my world upside down one summer. From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone novel.

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