num_pages: 226
description: Its going to be a long hot summer.John is an exceptionally good lawyer. Hes driven arrogant and hides a warm heart underneath a faade of cool politeness. Hes used to people disliking him but for some reason when meeting Matt in London the other mans open dislike of him bothers him. Hes therefore surprised to find himself offering Matt a place to stay in his villa in the South of France while hes working nearby. Hes surprised because hed actually planned to spend the summer working on his book and plotting to get his ex-wife back.However his perfect plans take a blow as the long hot summer progresses and the two men get closer and John starts to nurse an unexpected attraction to his houseguest from hell.Matt is Johns polar opposite. Hes warm funny sociable and scruffy. He loves people and they love him back. However to his consternation he hates John more than he hates Marmite and Marmite makes him vomit. He hates his arrogance his public school voice and the air of superiority that he carries around. The idea of staying in his home with just him for company sounds torturous and not in a good way.However as the hot lazy days slip by hes forced to realise that maybe hes not such a good judge of character after all because underneath that arrogance is a warm funny vulnerable man whos incredibly sexy. The only problem is that while Matt is gay John is completely straight and Matt now wants him more than hes ever wanted anything in his life.See what happens when two men who think that they have nothing in common apart from a past mutual hatred find out that they might actually be each others future.From the author of the popular Beggars Choice series comes another scorchingly hot romantic comedy.This is a spin-off from the Beggars Choice series. It features characters from the series but can be read as a complete standalone.
language: English
title: The Summer of Us
publisher: Lily Morton