Beach Town Bad Boy (Boys of Summer)
Maggie Dallen
Eleanor’s childhood friend is all grown up... It’s been three years since Eleanor last stepped foot in Sterling Beach, and some things haven’t changed. Her old friend Deacon isn’t one of them. Gone is the nice boy she remembers. In his place is a burly, tattooed bouncer with a chip on his shoulder and a grudge against the girl who left and never looked back. He’s not a kid anymore, and his kisses? Those are far from friendly. Eleanor is looking for answers, but what she finds revisiting her favorite beach town haunts has her more confused than ever. The sites look the same but everything that matters has changed. Eleanor and Deacon might not be able go back to the past, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a future... This is a novella in the Boys of Summer series, a collaboration between several YA authors. They are all standalone stories that take place in the same fictional town. Escape to Sterling Beach today! Saving Hadley by Amy Sparling Beach Town Bad Boy by Maggie Dallen Riptide by Jordan Ford Don’t Fall for the Summer Fling by Tammy Andresen Flirting with the Enemy by Sally Henson Beauty and the Beach by Kayla Tirrell Falling for the Rich Boy by Yesenia Vargas Summer Love and Basketball by Seven Steps
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It's Gotta Be You. I've read a lot of Dallen's other work, but this was my first time with the characters of the Briarwood High series. Even as an entry point, it didn't feel disconnected from the rest of the series yet it also didn't feel weighed down by the series either - in other words, a solid entry point. Which is a good thing since it is also part of a summer collection from several authors teaming together to cross-market with each other - a newish tactic I've only really seen crop up this year, but which seems to be a good way to get introduced to a wide range of similar authors.
This particular book does have all the elements one comes to expect from Dallen's YA/ high school based books, even at novella length. Great book, very much recommended.
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