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An Island Summer: A second chance romance with gripping twists and turns (Love on the Island Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Helena Halme (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 out of 5 stars 348 ratings

A moving second-chance romance with gripping twists and turns

Three women, three love affairs at the crossroads:

One is betrayed, again.

One falls for the wrong guy.

One for the right one, but 40 years too late.

After taking over her late stepfather’s farm, Alicia finds shocking evidence of a crime. After she confides in her lover, the Swedish journalist Patrick, he realises what a scoop she’s given him. Will he sacrifice her happiness for his personal ambition?

Frida could not have found love with anyone more unsuitable than Andrei. He’s come to the islands to find out the truth about the demise of his younger brother Daniel. And he’s likely to find out the truth about what happened between Frida and Daniel.

As the summer on the islands heats up, Alicia’s ex-husband, Liam makes an appearance. Alicia's mother, Hilda, also finds romance, but can she trust a man she vowed never to see again some forty years earlier?

Set on the Åland Islands between Finland and Sweden, An Island Summer has true intrigue, gripping love stories, and stunning Scandinavian scenery.

Read this unmissable holiday romance now!

All the books in the series can be enjoyed as standalone reads. Travel by book to these stunningly beautiful Scandinavian islands and get lost in the drama and intrigue of the Love on the Island Series.

LOVE ON THE ISLAND SERIES:

The Day We Met (Prequel short story – exclusive to Readers Group, see details inside the book)
The Island Affair (Book 1)
An Island Christmas (Book 2)
The Island Daughter (Book 3)
An Island Summer (Book 4)
The Island Child (Book 5)
An Island Heatwave (Book 6)
Love on the Island Books 1-6 Box Set

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    Love on the Island
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Page turning Nordic fiction
An Island Summer: romance blended with mystery
Love on the Island series

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"Wow! The story will pull you in from the first pages if you just sit back and enjoy what the author has written." - 5* Goodreads


"You'll be glad you read this! This is the first book I've read by Helena Halme and I loved it! The story about the lives of three women and how they intersect, along with the people that headline their lives is fascinating. I don't want to give anything away about the storyline, but just to say it's great. The way Halme writes also made me feel like I was right there on the island, seeing the beautiful scenery, smelling the salt air. Pick yourself up a copy and enjoy!" - 5* Amazon

About the Author

Helena writes Nordic fiction with a hint of both Romance and Noir. Her latest series, Love on the Island, is set on the quirky and serenely beautiful Åland Islands, which lie in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden. Prize-winning author, former BBC journalist, bookseller, and magazine editor, Helena Halme holds an MSc in Marketing and an MA in Creative Writing. She has published thirteen fiction titles and three nonfiction books. Addicted to Nordic Noir, Helena lives in London. Her guilty pleasure is dancing to Abba alone in her kitchen.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08ZYR8JJR
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Newhurst Press
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 17, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.1 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 330 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1838105761
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 4 of 6 ‏ : ‎ Love on the Island
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Helena Halme

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I write Nordic love stories inspired by real life. I was born in Finland and moved to the UK in my twenties after falling for a British naval officer I met at the British Embassy in Helsinki. We wrote letters for four years—him at sea during the Falklands War, me at university—and our long-distance romance became the inspiration for my first novel, The English Heart, which later grew into the Nordic Heart series.

I’ve always been passionate about books. As a teenager in Stockholm, I devoured every novel I could get my hands on (often before my parents had a chance!). That love of reading led me to writing, and eventually to publishing fiction in 2012 after earning an MA in Creative Writing.

Now I write full-time, drawing on my Nordic roots, love of dramatic landscapes, and belief that stories have the power to connect us. My latest novel, To Melt a Frozen Heart, is an enemies-to-lovers romance set in Lapland, where the Northern Lights blaze and love blossoms against the odds.

You can join my readers group—and get a free story—at my website, Helena Halme Books.

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  • Cecly Ann Mitchell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful read
    Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2021
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    I absolutely love this series of stories from Aland by Helena Halme.
    This one although part of the series, seems to be a standalone and attempts to explain why things are happening and tract back to the original story to wrap up the series which basically focuses on the lives of three women, Single mom Frida, whose baby's daddy, Daniel has died; farmworker Alicia and her ongoing involvement in a love triangle with Liam and Patrick, and Romanian farmer Andrei, who wants to know how his younger brother Daniel, died.
    There is much drama, conflict, and suspense to have the reader invested from the very first word right through to the end.
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  • Lynn Pool (Ellesea)
    4.0 out of 5 stars Intrigue and new beginnings
    Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2021
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    There's something about the stories from Åland Islands that keep drawing me back and An Island Summer doesn't disappoint.

    Right from the beginning, Alicia and Patrick's relationship is the one that has kept my interest, so it's refreshing that in this instalment, other plotlines share the limelight.

    Unlike the previous novels, this one can be read as a standalone. For those who have followed this series from the beginning, there's a bit too much backstory, however, the unfolding story of Alexei trying to uncover the truth behind the death of his brother Daniel; the father of Frida's daughter, more than compensates and adds unexpected fast-paced intrigue.

    As we wait patiently for book five, it does seem that the story is about to come full circle and back to how it all began; Alicia, Liam and Patrick, and what the future holds for them.
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great story !!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2023
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    At the start of the book I had tried to figure who was with whom, and how they all connected. I first went back, made a few more
    Notes, and all, and it all fell into place. Enjoyed..
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  • Virginia Jones
    4.0 out of 5 stars Life is full of surprises.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2022
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    An entertaining story with several twists and turns as a secret is brought to light. The characters are varied but very interesting. I enjoyed this story.
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  • Lydia Marshall
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
    Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2023
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    This is a wonderful story of relationships and trust. There are a few twists and turns that will leave you wondering about the outcome.
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  • imme
    5.0 out of 5 stars Island Love
    Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2022
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    In reading Helena Halme's Island series I fell in love with the Island and the characters that she created there. As secrets come to light it emphasizes some very real issues in our world today.
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  • MGG
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
    Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2022
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    Very good
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  • C. Condon
    2.0 out of 5 stars Set in Sweden with translation issues
    Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2022
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    I think this might have been translated from another language. It is more a study of the social harms of human trafficking. In this case it is the harms from Swedish potato farmers hiring ‘Eastern Europeans’ through an agency that is actually providing them via illegal human trafficking and trying to hide their cause of death of 1 of their workers. Readers should consider that this is happening within the US and it is not the people in the news attempting asylum at our borders or illegal crossing. This is inhumane hiring practices.
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  • Expat in London
    5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the series
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2021
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    I have read all the books in Helena Halme’s Love on the Island series and was eagerly waiting for the newest instalment in the series and it did not disappoint. It was like meeting old friends again after a far too long time apart, mind you these are friends with complicated lives and tragic experiences in the past.

    I like the way the author introduced difficult themes such as trafficking into the lives of the characters living on, at least on the surface, idyllic islands and how easy it can be for us all to turn a blind eye to things happening around us.
    Almost as if you could have the problems disappear just by not asking too many questions.

    Love on the Island 4 could be enjoyed as a stand alone read but I would be hard pressed to see anyone reading it and not wanting to read the rest of the books in the series. I was very happy to hear that the author is already working on book 5 in the series!
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  • Frederique
    5.0 out of 5 stars A most enjoyable addition to this wonderful saga!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 23, 2021
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    A great combination of love and darkness in an ideal setting. Old and new characters’ life get entwined, adding intrigue to the underlying love stories. This book can be read as a stand alone as well as part of the series but it would be a shame to miss the other books of Love on the Island.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars An Island Summer: A Moving Story of Newfound Love and Old Passions Rekindled (Love on the Island Book 4)
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2021
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    It's full of contents and unexpected events and expectations. Love won the end and there's lots of unbelievable situations too. I enjoyed reading it.
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  • Kivi
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best in the series
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2021
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    Answered a lot of questions left unanswered in previous books. All plotlines flowed nicely. People do change and grow their whole lives and need different kinds of relationships at different times. A book about love and mystery that is still realistic.
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  • Emma O’Sullivan
    5.0 out of 5 stars My partner loves these books
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 30, 2022
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    Great author, great read and great collection of books
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