âAuthentic and heartwarming.â âLaura Taylor Namey, New York Times bestselling author of A Cuban Girlâs Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
Perfect for fans of Jenn Bennett and Sarah Dessen, this swoon-worthy novel follows a teen girl during her California summer of beekeeping, secrets, and stolen kisses.
Josie Hazeldine has just graduated from high school, and sheâs ready for a summer full of sunshine, beekeeping, andâŚlying to her mom.
Josieâs mom couldnât be more proud of her daughter going to college, something she never got to do. But Josie wants to stay in her California hometown and take over the family business, Hazeldine Honey. So that college acceptance her mom is thrilled about? Yeah, Josie turned it down. But sheâs going to come cleanâjust not yet.
The neighborâs artsy, adorable grandson whoâs in town for the summer makes Josieâs web of lies even more tangled. Heâs into Josie and the feeling is very mutual, but heâs a Blumsteinâthe sworn enemy of the Hazeldines and their number one competition in the annual Honey Show at the end of July. As their secret fling goes on, Josie knows sheâs getting in way too deep to leave him behind when summerâs over.
Can Josie keep the boy she canât stop thinking about without the secrets sheâs juggling crashing down around her?