The Summervale Series by L.L. Hunter

Welcome to Summervale…. One of the USA’s top vacation spots. It’s a sunny coastal town. Population…. Oh, who cares. The tourism ads paint Summervale as the perfect, picturesque town. It’s the ideal location to have spring break in, or retire at. But I know the truth. 17 year old Darcie Ryder thought life would be different on the other side of the tracks. In this town, you are judged on by what side of the river you live on... moreWelcome to Summervale…. One of the USA’s top vacation spots. It’s a sunny coastal town. Population…. Oh, who cares. The tourism ads paint Summervale as the perfect, picturesque town. It’s the ideal location to have spring break in, or retire at. But I know the truth. 17 year old Darcie Ryder thought life would be different on the other side of the tracks. In this town, you are judged on by what side of the river you live on. She was born a ‘have not’, but due to her father’s new social status and job, she moves into the rich neighbourhood called The Circle, and becomes a ‘have’. In the Circle, she is introduced to the other kids at the town’s annual back to school bonfire on the beach. Here she meets the handsome, and totally out her league, Dane O’Connell. Even though they are from the opposite sides of the river, they share a connection they both can’t deny. But when the body of a teenage girl turns up dead on the shore, the mystery to her death will either bring the teens closer together…. or tear them further apart. In the first instalment of a new YA contemporary mystery series from L. L. Hunter, there are secrets a plenty in Summervale, but only some will surface. The rest will be taken to the grave. less

It should have been the perfect escape…. New cities. New beginnings. New love. The teens leave Summervale behind and start their new lives elsewhere. Apart from Bobby. He’s still there. He has a new job and a possible new love interest…. They begin planning for the future, and are just starting to relax, when a mysterious blood covered note appears, plunging the teens back into a life of fear, murder and mysteries to solve... moreIt should have been the perfect escape…. New cities. New beginnings. New love. The teens leave Summervale behind and start their new lives elsewhere. Apart from Bobby. He’s still there. He has a new job and a possible new love interest…. They begin planning for the future, and are just starting to relax, when a mysterious blood covered note appears, plunging the teens back into a life of fear, murder and mysteries to solve. Darcie had hoped to start a new life in California with Dane, write a book on her life and be done with her past. When uncovering the secrets of her father’s legacy only deepens the mystery, she knows she can’t truly leave Summervale in the rearview mirror. In the thrilling fifth book in the bestselling Summervale series,. it goes to show, you can’t truly escape your past. It will eventually come back to haunt you. less

arcie never thought she’d see the day when she’d venture back to Summervale. .. When Bobby goes missing, the teens fear he has fallen victim to the same person who has been taunting them with mysterious bloody letters. So they are forced to head back to the one place they all swore they would leave behind them. Little do they know its a trap, and they’ve inadvertently handed themselves to the killer on a silver platter... morearcie never thought she’d see the day when she’d venture back to Summervale. .. When Bobby goes missing, the teens fear he has fallen victim to the same person who has been taunting them with mysterious bloody letters. So they are forced to head back to the one place they all swore they would leave behind them. Little do they know its a trap, and they’ve inadvertently handed themselves to the killer on a silver platter. One by one, the group of friends go missing, and now it’s up to the adults to solve the case. But the clue to solving the case and finding Darcie and her friends involves them all having their deepest darkest secrets uncovered. In the thrilling final chapter in the bestselling Summervale series,. When Darcie comes face to face with the killer, will she turn the tables on them? Or become their next victim? Will the teens make it out alive? less