Songs of Summer, Jane L. Rosen
Songs of Summer, Jane L. Rosen
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Songs of Summer

Author: Jane L. Rosen

Narrator: Sarah Naughton

Unabridged: 8 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 05/20/2025


Synopsis

A young woman crashes the wedding of the summer on Fire Island in search of her birth mother—and gets a whole lot more than she bargained for—in this warm, heart-stopping getaway from Jane L. Rosen

As featured in USA Today ∙ Parade ∙ The New York Post ∙ Woman's World ∙ Katie Couric Media ∙ The Nerd Daily ∙ Zibby Media ∙ and more!

Maggie May Wheeler is living her best life—at thirty, she has big plans for her vintage record shop and is about to be engaged to her childhood best friend. But when she stumbles across a letter she wrote to her future self when she was thirteen, she realizes it may not be enough. The letter ignites a desire to find her birth mother and discover where she really belongs.

Her search takes her to dreamy Fire Island, where her birth mother is a guest at a wedding. As Maggie spies on her biological family, she’s caught between diving into their chaotic lives and returning to her comfortable world. Things heat up when a charming local makes her an offer to crash the wedding as his date.

Is it the island’s magic, the whirlwind of the weekend, or the thrill of a fake beau that has her rethinking everything? Swept away by every love song she hears, Maggie must figure out where her heart truly lies.

About The Author

Jane L. Rosen is the author of six novels, Nine Women, One Dress, Eliza Starts a Rumor, A Shoe Story, On Fire Island, Seven Summer Weekends, and her latest, Songs of Summer. She has a monthly column in the Fire Island and Great South Bay News called Cake Or Pie? where she whimsically interviews her fellow authors. She is also a screenwriter and New York Times, Tablet, and Huffington Post contributor.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cara on May 15, 2025

Songs of Summer written by Jane L. Rosen is the perfect beach read filled with family drama, a sense of humor, and plenty of heart warming moments. Prior to reading this book three months ago, I had no clue it was part of The Fire Island Trilogy, so I read it as a standalone and had no problems foll......more

Goodreads review by Darla on May 19, 2025

What songs make you feel like Summer? 🌞🎶 When you read this sunny new read by Jane L. Rosen, each chapter has its own song. Beginning with "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, ending with "I'm Gonna Be(500 Miles)" by the Proclaimers, with a whole lot of great music in between. If that playlist doesn't have y......more

Goodreads review by Angela on December 23, 2024

Maggie May found out she was adopted at 9 and she didn't search for her birth mother until her 30th birthday. When she received the results of the DNA test, she follows her mother to Fire Island and crashes her mother's best friend's wedding festivities. This wedding weekend has the chance to turn M......more

Goodreads review by Sarah Louise on May 14, 2025

A spontaneous trip to Fire Island to find her birth mother turns into a whirlwind of secrets, a hidden identity, and family drama when Maggie gets swept up in a wedding celebration and a fake relationship! It was really interesting that this story wasn’t entirely focused on Maggie. I’m not exaggera......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on April 21, 2025

Thank you Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group for this ARC! Songs of Summer is a heartfelt and layered story that blends women’s fiction with threads of romance, self-discovery, and family. What starts as a simple summer story unfolds into something much deeper — a young woman, on the brink of 30,......more


Quotes

"Rosen skillfully balances romance with a nuanced exploration of family dynamics and self-discovery. Recommend to fans of Elizabeth Berg, Adriana Trigiani, or Nancy Thayer."—Library Journal (starred review)