Say You Still Love Me

Starred review from June 3, 2019
This nostalgic cross-class romance will hook readers from start to finish. When wealthy 16-year-old Piper Calloway arrives at Camp Wawa in upstate New York, she immediately falls for counselor Kyle, who’s tattooed, mischievous, and gorgeous. Thirteen years later, Piper is preparing to assume leadership of her father’s massive real estate development company. She’s elated to discover that Kyle is her building’s new security guard—and devastated that he doesn’t even remember her name. Tucker (The Simple Wild) builds a gripping emotional arc in both time periods, capturing all the heartwarming pleasure of first love while hinting at a tragic event that eventually separates the young lovers. Reunited, Piper and Kyle try to figure out whether their early bond can be renewed and overcome their different social strata, facing roadblocks from work, family, and friends. Tucker skillfully builds both romantic tension and suspense, and delivers an immensely satisfying conclusion in this stellar page-turner. Agent: Stacy Donaghy, Donaghy Literary.

August 1, 2019

Piper Calloway and Kyle Miller fell for each other fast and hard as teenage camp counselors, but then Kyle disappeared when the summer ended, leaving Piper with a broken heart. Thirteen years later, Piper has stepped into a demanding new role at her real estate firm and is preparing to take over for her father. She's juggling how to combat the misogyny she's encountering from a colleague, figure out how to work with her ex-fiancé, and prove to her father she can make the correct decisions. When she spots Kyle--now an even more attractive security guard--at the front desk of her building, she's instantly back at Camp Wawa and unable to deny the connection, despite the past hurt. Chapters alternate between two adults uncertain whether they can overcome their past and a fateful summer of reckless love as Piper and Kyle try to determine whether they can and should recapture the heady feelings they had before. VERDICT Readers of both adult and YA romances will relish Tucker's (Ten Tiny Breaths) tale of swoon-filled first love and the drama of reconnecting with a person you may never have stopped loving.--Kellie Tilton, Univ. of Cincinnati Blue Ash

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