The Days of Summer

New York Times bestselling author Jill Barnett sweeps readers away to the sultry California coast in a profoundly moving story about the power of forgiveness.

One fateful night, a deadly accident at a Los Angeles intersection changes the lives and fortunes of three innocent women -- Kathryn, Laurel, and Julia Peyton -- destined to be caught in a tangled web of obsession, revenge, and unruly passion. Wealthy California oil magnate Victor Banning also lost his son and daughter-in-law that night, an accident caused by his own selfish actions and dark secrets. Afterward, Victor aspires to raise their sons Jud and Cale to be just like him: hungry predators in a dog-eat-dog world...until years later, everything changes when they meet Laurel Peyton.

Spanning thirty years and three generations of Peyton women and Banning men, The Days of Summer follows both deeply affected families as they recover from the emotional heartbreak of tragedy and loss -- only to cross paths once again in the most unexpected of ways. Provocative and lyrical, it explores the depth of blood ties, the mistakes we make in the name of love, and our ability to hope, forgive, and find the courage to change.

Jill Barnett is the New York Times bestselling author of fifteen acclaimed novels and short stories. There are more than five million copies of her books in print in seventeen languages. She lives in the Pacific Northwest. Visit her website at JillBarnett.com.

ISBN: 9781476738840
Format: Paperback
Pages: 512
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: March 02, 2013

"Top-Ten Beach Read." -- Kirkus Reviews "A splendid novel, the kind you'll want to read more than once." -- Catherine Coulter "Passionate, intense, gloriously dramatic storytelling -- just what readers have been waiting for." -- Jayne Ann Krentz, bestselling author of All Night Long "Intense and compelling.... A story you won't be able to put down, one you'll want to talk about long after you've finished the last pages." -- Kristin Hannah, bestselling author of Magic Hour