Say You Still Love Me: A Novel

by K.A. Tucker

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

The bestselling author of The Simple Wild and Keep Her Safe and “master of steamy romance” (Kirkus Reviews) delivers a sizzling novel about an ambitious and high-powered executive who reconnects with her first love: the boy who broke her heart.

Life is a mixed bag for Piper Calloway.

On the one hand, she’s a twenty-nine-year-old VP at her dad’s multibillion-dollar real estate development firm, and living the high single life with her two best friends in a swanky downtown penthouse. On the other hand, she’s considered a pair of sexy legs in a male-dominated world and constantly has to prove her worth. Plus she’s stuck seeing her narcissistic ex-fiancé—a fellow VP—on the other side of her glass office wall every day.

Things get exponentially more complicated for Piper when she runs into Kyle Miller—the handsome new security guard at Calloway Group, and coincidentally the first love of her life.

The guy she hasn’t seen or heard from since they were summer camp counselors together. The guy from the wrong side of the tracks. The guy who apparently doesn’t even remember her name.

Piper may be a high-powered businesswoman now, but she soon realizes that her schoolgirl crush is still alive and strong, and crippling her concentration. What’s more, despite Kyle’s distant attitude, she’s convinced their reunion isn’t at all coincidental, and that his feelings for her still run deep. And she’s determined to make him admit to them, no matter the consequences.

• ISBN10: 1501133462
• ISBN13: 9781501133466
• Publish Date: 6 August 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Atria Books
• Format: eBook (EPUB)
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

this is, hands down, a rory-jess swoon worthy book.

You'll see me in hindsight, tangled up with you all night burnin' it down. someday when you leave me I bet these memories follow you around

[pagingserenity]

Took me a while to get through it but I enjoyed it! I liked the alternation between past and present but I was more invested in reading about the present. I wish I got to see more of the future.

[liz089]

Really liked this one, fluffy and cute on one side, but very emotional and dramatic on the other. Liked the MC, liked the love interest. Love how we went back and forth to get to know the whole story. Very enjoyable.

[whisperingchapters]

Because, even after all these years, with college and boyfriends, and my career and my engagement to David, Kyle Miller has always been a sliver in my heart, a shadow in my thoughts. A lingering “what if” that I have never been able to truly shake.

Piper comes from a wealthy family. But her mom wants her to see how it is to work for something, and so she sends her to Camp Wawa for a summer to be a counselor. Piper doesn't want to be there at all, but she meets Ashley, someone who becomes a close friend; Eric, a foolish yet fun guy; Kyle, the guy who turned out to be her first love.

It's a summer filled with jumping off cliffs, games of two truths and a lie, eating fun dips, bets, breaking the rules, golf carts, etc. It's all about having fun with this group and getting into crazy shenanigans. Unfortunately, an accident happens and this group of counselors gets kicked out. With it, comes promises of staying in touch, but Kyle Miller never kept those promises. It can't possibly be him. It can't be the boy who broke my heart.

Years later, Piper is being groomed to take over her father's company. And obviously, there's a mysoginist employee who believes the company shouldn't be run by a woman, and I love how Piper is always one upping him and putting him in his place.

There's also David, the ex, who believes the world revolves around him. I have to point out how much I enjoyed David. I was so sure I'd hate him but he grew on me. He stood by Piper many times, and gave her lots of harmless banter that I was loving. In his own way, he still had feelings for Piper and wanted to get back together, and Piper would always point him to the door.

“Go forth and find thee thy perfect doormat.”

When Kyle comes in the picture again, he "forgets" Piper and she's just livid about it. I loved seeing Kyle and Piper come to terms to where they are now. Sure, Kyle still thinks that Piper shouldn't date him because of how he doesn't come from money. Piper being Piper, doesn't listen and it's so sweet seeing them reconnect!

It’s kismet that we’ve crossed paths. Kismet that we can’t seem to stay away from each other. The universe wants us to pick up where we left off, to erase the damage inflicted upon our young hearts.


The major highlights for me in this book are:

The flashbacks to 2006 Camp Wawa: It got me so nostalgic! KA Tucker wrote this story in a way I dove in and submerged myself in this story. I pictured everything so vividly in my head and I felt like I was one of the counselors at Camp Wawa! It was beyond fun to read about these memories and made me want to go back to camp and also be foolish.

The friendships: I loved every single friendship here but my fave one had to be Eric's and Ashley's, or Freckles, which is the nickname he gave her. Those two were cute and so much fun to read about! But Eric's character takes the cake! He's so foolishly hilarious, kinda reckless, but I had the most fun with him!

The romance in 2006 Camp Wawa: Even though Kyle and Piper reconnect years later, I felt most of their connection back when they were at camp. Reading about it reminded me of a cute YA story and I was so giddy! I was possibly grinning the entire time I was reading their time at camp!

I can still see the boy I was crazy about from the moment I first saw him, waiting at the bottom for me, taunting me.

Overall, Say You Still Love Me is a nostalgic second-chance romance of summer love, memories and fun camp happenings that will make you want to go back to camp with Piper, Kyle, Eric and Ashley!

[Sam@WLABB]

This is my first K.A. Tucker book and definitely won't be my last.

I am all about second chances, and there was a lot of that going around in this story. The main focus was the rekindling of the romance between Piper and Kyle after 13 long years, but there were a bunch of great side plots too. I have to admit, I adored the chapters, when we went back in time to summer camp. Not only was the camp setting tons of fun, but I got to watch Piper and Kyle fall in love. First love is always a thing of beauty, and Tucker did it so well.

While I was reading, I kept imagining more books in this world. A book Piper's roommates and Kyle's brother would be fabulous, and would allow me to check up on Piper and Kyle.

Overall: A fantastic twofer romance - part first love, part second chance, and wholly wonderful!

*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

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[thebookdisciple]

Say You Still Love Me by KA Tucker will give you all the second chance romance feels. We start by meeting Kyle and Piper as teens at summer camp-how adorable!! We see young love blossom and then die. They are opposites: classic wrong side of the tracks guy meets pampered princess. The story bounces between that summer at camp and the present, where they are reunited. Piper is still crushed by Kyle's cold shoulder for the last 13 years. It's kind of 2 parallel love stories in that sense. You see the love story to 2 teens who haven't hardened their hearts and 2 adults who have been burned in the past.

The 'mystery' of the story surrounds why Kyle never made contact with Piper. The reader slowly sees teen Kyle and falls in love with him just like Piper, but since you know what happens, you are left to wonder-is Kyle hiding some horrible secret? Now, this is KA Tucker, so the angst is kinda high, so reader be warned. Say You Still Love Me is told only from Piper's POV so we don't get insight into the mystery of Kyle until he reveals it to Piper. Present day Piper is delightful though so you aren't going to feel trapped by only getting her POV. She has an interesting job, solid, supportive friends, and a fun assistant.

Say You Still Love Me by KA Tucker manages to combine YA romance with Contemporary romance and blend in a second chance story as well. While the beginning of the book was a tad slow for me, the end is enchanting and decidedly romantic.

[kimbacaffeinate]

Tucker delivered a unique tale. Parts have a young adult vibe as we spend time at Camp WAWA where our couple meet as camp counselors in their youth. It was filled with firsts, friendships, kisses, and parental expectations.

The present day storyline has our heroine stepping into her role as VP at her dad’s multibillion-dollar real estate development firm. It delivered a closed door romance filled with laughter, tears and swoons. It’s the story of what happens when your first love is the new security guard at your firm… a story of secrets, growth and second chances.

I loved the feel of this story and how Tucker allowed it to unfold. I became caught up in the past and each reveal connected me more to these characters. Combined with the current storyline I was hooked. The knowing, the reveals, and the rekindling had just enough tension to keep me flipping the pages.

Tucker also gave us the story of friendships, family dynamics, and the inner workings of the development firm as Piper works to take the reins and earn the respect of the boys’ club.

There were some suspenseful threads, and twists in both the business dealings and relationships, but Tucker made them all feel realistic.

Say You Still Love Me made me remember my own summers at camp, friendships and that first summer love. This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer

[Linda]

*I received a free copy of Say You Still Love Me from Atria. This has in no way influenced my review which is honest and unbiased*

I'm a huge fan of second chance romances, and Kyle and Piper worked on getting theirs. I loved a lot of things about this story, but I found the beginning to be a bit slow, and the ending to be a bit 'easy'.

The characters were relatable, and I wanted them to work things out.

full review to come