"Maine Squeeze"

Written by:  Catherine Clark

Colleen Templeton thought she had the opportunity of a lifetime; going to Europe with her parents for the summer. What she didn't realize was that her parents weren't taking her. At first she wasn't happy that she wasn't getting off "the island", but when her parents told her she would have the house to herself except for the four friends she was allowed to invite, she changed her mind. The catch was that her aunt and uncle would be dropping in unexpectedly to check up on the girls and the house to make sure they weren't disobeying the rules Colleen's parents left. 

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After her parents leave, Colleen goes back to work at Bobb's -- a seafood restaurant that's a favorite of the tourists for the summer. She's excited to go back because she knows that Evan won't be there this year. Evan was Colleen's summer love from last summer. She didn't expect it to end when summer did, but Evan stopped calling and emailing her back. This year she has Ben and there's been no talk at Bobb's of Evan returning to work this year. What could possibly go wrong? When she gets to work and finds Evan, what's this Maine-girl to do? 

My rating:  9.5/10. The book was on the predictable side and that's why I didn't give it a perfect 10. Other than that small detail, Maine Squeeze is the perfect read for the dead of winter when you want to escape to the beach, or in the middle of summer when you just want that summer romance. I find myself reading and re-reading this novel once or twice every year, and I've had it for 4 years. 

-Louise