Long Past Summer
Book Feature - Long Past Summer by Noué Kirwan
HBL Note: We have a debut author! I just adore featuring debut authors and those from underrepresented communities. For this contemporary romance, Noué Kirwan drew inspiration from their own perspective as a member of the Black community to write this story of Mikaela, a successful lawyer in the midst of a lawsuit over a Times Square billboard. As a result, she’s forced to face an old flame (second chance romance bell ringing!) and friends. Scroll down to read more about LONG PAST SUMMER by Noué Kirwan.
From the publisher:
Mikaela Marchand is living the polished life she always planned for: a successful New York lawyer, with a promotion in her sights and a devoted boyfriend by her side. She’s come a long way from the meek teen she was growing up in small town Georgia, but the memory of her adolescence isn’t far—in fact, it’s splashed across a massive billboard in Times Square. An old photograph of Mikaela and her former best friend, Julie, has landed on the cover of a high-profile fashion magazine advertised all over the city. And when Julie files a lawsuit, Mikaela is caught in the middle as defense lawyer for the magazine.
Not only will she have to face Julie for the first time in years, Mikaela’s forced to work closely with the photographer in question: the former love of her life--and Julie’s ex-husband--Cameron Murphy. Mikaela needs to win the case to get her promotion--and as a junior partner, she has no margin for error. But unresolved feelings still exist between Cam and Mikaela, and jealousy always made Julie play dirty…
With flashbacks to summers of first loves and fragile friendships, Long Past Summer looks at the delicate and powerful thread that binds and breaks friends and flames.