{"product_id":"preorder-tastes-like-summer","title":"[PREORDER] Tastes Like Summer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy: Caroline Frank \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date: September 1st, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorder now and receive character art, bookmark and stickers while supplies last. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorder Disclaimer:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003ePreorder items may take 1–2 weeks to ship after the official release date due to potential delays in receiving books and preorder incentives. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf2\"\u003eYou will receive a notification as soon as your order ships or is ready for pickup.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf3\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003ePreorder campaigns are incredibly important to both authors and indie bookstores, and we truly appreciate you choosing to shop with us and support our store!! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiana Castillo just wants to get some stability back in her life. Newly single with two pre-teen daughters, one of whom is recently diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, the knocks have come hard and fast.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen she’s offered a summer in the Hamptons for her and her girls to recoup, Diana jumps at the chance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat she isn’t expecting is a summer fling—especially not with the hot local chef who manages to get under her skin. She’s newly divorced and has no room for anyone but her girls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael Haynes is one year into the dad role after adopting his estranged biological daughter, and it’s upended his career and life in unexpected and wonderful ways. Except it’s stymied him in the kitchen, and his new restaurant venture of farm-to-table delicacies with his cousin has stalled out. He’s professionally and creatively constipated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut when his daughter befriends two sweet and rambunctious girls, he meets their mother: a woman with a tough exterior that has him defensive and questioning all of his parenting choices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat friction turns into something more as Diana and her girls become his inspiration for new recipes that have his motivation sputtering back to life. The problem is that it’s got his heart resurrecting, too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael and Diana’s passion has the kitchen heating up, but life has a way of reminding them this fling has an expiration date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey’ll have to decide if a summer together is all they want or if only a taste is not enough.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTastes Like Summer is a steamy, comteporary romance for fans of Abby Jimenez and Christina Lauren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The New Romantics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45670461800646,"sku":"9781960106100","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0623\/0445\/2806\/files\/TastesLikeSummer-StockImage.png?v=1775065204","url":"https:\/\/www.thenewromanticsbooks.com\/products\/preorder-tastes-like-summer","provider":"The New Romantics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}