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Summer's Never Over - by Darby Bozeman (Paperback)

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  • In this addictive dual-timeline debut novel, a woman confronts her past at the remote Southern summer camp where the tragic death of her fellow counselor may not have been an accident after all.
  • About the Author: Darby Bozeman grew up in Portland, Oregon, but she's spent the better part of her adult life in the South.
  • 368 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Thrillers

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In this addictive dual-timeline debut novel, a woman confronts her past at the remote Southern summer camp where the tragic death of her fellow counselor may not have been an accident after all.

Five years ago, Greer left her family's summer camp in the mountains of Georgia and vowed she'd never return. An idyllic season had turned into a nightmare after a mysterious Phantom began stalking the camp--and ended with Greer's friend and fellow counselor dead. Losing Steph shattered everything, and Greer's been fleeing from the grief ever since.

But then Greer's mother dies, and Greer finds herself back at Dread's Cove, surrounded by the people she was closest to that intense summer. Two ex-boyfriends--one a childhood sweetheart, the other the guy she's never gotten over--and old friends. Including Margo, Steph's best friend.

Greer and Margo didn't leave things on the best of terms. But now, Margo needs her. Margo never believed that Steph's death in that horrific fire was an accident--and she's on the trail of an explosive secret Steph took to her grave.

Greer has to make a choice: keep the Cove's secrets and her own, or finally face the truth about that summer.



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What people are saying about Summer's Never Over...

"Eerie and propulsive. A fantastic debut that will have you racing toward its final pages."
--Jessica Goodman, New York Times bestselling author of The Counselors

"Darby Bozeman has the perfect beach read in this sinister summer camp thriller, where the paradisical woods of Dread's Cove hide not only hot bodies and cold waters, but dark secrets. Summer's Never Over is like the best campfire s'mores: layered, singed by flame around the edges, a little dark, a little sweet, and a whole lot addictive. Thriller lovers will gobble this up."
--Ashley Winstead, USA Today bestselling author of This Book Will Bury Me

"Equal parts sultry romance and gripping mystery, Summer's Never Over pulled me under like a riptide, each twist sharper and each revelation more satisfying than the last. A shimmering debut about the love that won't let you go, the friendships that change you, and the long-buried secrets that threaten to ignite it all."
--Kelsey Cox, bestselling author of Party of Liars

"A book that feels like August sun on your skin and spooky nights by a crackling fire, Summer's Never Over lives up to its nostalgic title. A must-read for anyone chasing that high of a sparkling summer on the lake--or the spine-tingling chill that awakens after sundown."
--Ande Pliego, USA Today Bestselling author of You are Fatally Invited

"Summer's Never Over is the perfect book to curl up with after a long day spent in the sun, when all you want to do is hide under the covers with a page-turning mystery. The atmospheric summer camp setting is a dreamy backdrop for the threads of romance and mystery that Bozeman so expertly weaves throughout the plot."
--Olivia Muenter, USA Today Bestselling Author of Such a Bad Influence

"Darby Bozeman's Summer's Never Over is a mesmerizing story about friendship and secrets that will keep you riveted until the very last page. Reading this book is like returning to summer camp, full of new best friends and whispered confidences... except in this version, not all is as it seems, and it dawns on you that those hidden truths just might lead to your horrific demise. Bozeman's writing succeeds on both a level of incredible tension and lyrical prose, making it sure to be your next unputdownable thriller."
--Jessica Payne, author of Somebody Worth Killing

"Darby Bozeman's debut is simmering with suspense and summer camp nostalgia. Packed with emotional tension and haunting imagery, Summer's Never Over is the perfect vacation read!"
--Miranda Smith, author of Smile for the Cameras

"Summer's Never Over has everything you want in a summer thriller: a tight-knit summer camp setting, long-buried secrets, sizzling romance, and tension that crackles from every page. Darby Bozeman's debut is as intoxicating as the intense, all-consuming female friendships at its center--I couldn't put it down!"
--Olivia Worley, author of So Happy Together

"An addicting mix of family secrets, sweltering summer love and the ever twisting strands of female friendship, in Summer's Never Over, Darby Bozeman skillfully weaves heart-panging romance with a gripping murder mystery. I couldn't read it fast enough."
--Catherine Walsh, author of Holiday Romance



About the Author



Darby Bozeman grew up in Portland, Oregon, but she's spent the better part of her adult life in the South. She has a master's in teaching from the University of Georgia and she taught middle school English for five years. When she's not reading or writing, she loves acting in community theater and discussing pop culture. She lives in Knoxville with her husband, Bryan, and their cat, Claude.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.19 Inches (W) x .78 Inches (D)
Weight: .64 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 368
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Thrillers
Publisher: Berkley Books
Theme: Suspense
Format: Paperback
Author: Darby Bozeman
Language: English
Street Date: June 9, 2026
TCIN: 1006040706
UPC: 9780593953532
Item Number (DPCI): 247-31-2723
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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