The Fête of Summer

<p><em>Some ideas are not as half-baked as they first appear...</em></p><p></p><p>Nathan Fresher thought he'd travel the world. Instead he's stuck running his late father's bakery in sleepy Crumbington-a village where excitement means choosing jam or cream first on your scone.</p><p></p><p>Now ten years in Nathan's summer fête duties are just another stale tradition-until a new chairperson flips everything on its head. A naked calendar starring the local football team? Hollywood heartthrob Clifton O'Keefe returning to open the event? It's enough to make anyone drop their dough.</p><p></p><p>Trouble is Clifton isn't just a celebrity-he's Nathan's secret high school sweetheart. And now Nathan captain of the team has to rally his mates to bare all while keeping his past (and his panic) in check.</p><p></p><p>Enter Jaymes Wynter: Polly's annoyingly cheerful cousin an environmentalist with a knack for getting under Nathan's skin-and under his guard. As Jaymes offers his unexpected support Nathan finds himself balancing old flames cheeky calendars and a slow-burning connection he never saw coming.</p><p></p><p>Charming heartwarming and wickedly funny The Fête of Summer is a celebration of second chances small-town pride and the sweet magic of letting go.</p>