Lily takes the summer off to work with a good friend at a summer camp. She was looking for a chance to recharge after the pandemic. What she found was kids learning new skills and building new bonds while love bloomed all around. Radclyffe always makes you care for her characters and their chance of happiness.
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A great read and loved the fact that it was written post covid and therefore more relatable. Romantic, funny and heart felt, it won't be easy to forget.

Really good story. The relationship between Lily and Chase was really sweet, hot and mature. Even though Chase is slot younger she seemed to me the more mature of the two women. Lily is older and I felt that she was still growing into her maturity. There's quite a bit of action, adventure and drama to this story, especially with Chase being a ranger stationed in the Adirondack Mountains, and Lily is an ER doctor taking a break from her hectic city job to do general practitioner health care for the camping lodge full of teenagers. I thought that the support characters were very well written and helped make this an even better reading experience. I would definitely recommend this book to my friends and family and I look forward to what's next from this author.

Starting with a meeting by chance - the gruff, tough ranger type that turns out to be your best friend’s sister who is all grown up, this book has so many elements of what makes a good story. The burnt out medic (particularly pertinent following COVID), the troubled kids and the out of the way setting that screams romantic camp encounter. The relationship between the two leads builds nicely and I was happy with the ending. A peaceful book that leaves a warm glow.

Radclyffe never goes wrong, I only wish they published more frequently. This story stepped away from The Rivers a bit and it was nice to see the fresh storyline with characters I quickly grew to adore and cheered on.

When I see a new story by Radclyffe, I’m always going to be keen to check it out.

Chase is a park ranger who is dedicated to her job and has never been interested in commitment. The solitary life she lives in the mountains has kept her content. When Lily arrives from the city to volunteer at the summer camp, unexpected sparks fly between them.

Lily, a doctor, is mentally and physically drained after spending the last few years in the ER of a busy hospital and is in need of a few months of less hectic work.

Lily and Chase can’t deny that there is an attraction between them, but for Lily, someone who doesn’t do one night stands, Chase seems dangerous. Plus she is her best friends younger sister.

Chase is used to getting the women she wants, but Lily is different, and she finds that she is happy to wait until she is ready.
Lily and Chase are both likable and relatable MC’s and where it could be angsty. It really isn’t. Radclyffe sets the scene nicely, taking the reader right into the mountains, showing us what the park rangers see and do, and as in most of her stories, it gives us a little suspense and action.

Only This Summer is a relaxed romance, perfect for a hot summer day by the water.

I received an ARC from Bold Strokes Books via NetGalley for my honest review.

This is a story about Dr Lily Davenport who is an ER doc in NYC. She’s exhausted and burnt out with dealing with patients suffering from Covid for two years. Her college friend Sarah invites her to a summer camp that she is the director of, for over the summer. Chase Fielder is Sarah’s younger sister. Both Sarah and Chase grew up nearby the summer camp with their parents who were nature loving biologists.
Chase is a park ranger. Chase is suffering from the loss of her parents dying young and her own near death experience. Chase is very brash and an adrenaline junkie. Always the first to go out on a rescue assignment.

I enjoyed this book as I have all of Radclyffe’s books it was an easy and quick read. I wish that we could have learned more about each MCs past and the emotions they felt over their struggles. And also more about Sarah and Chase’s relationship.

I also liked the teenage campers in the book and felt they added another dynamic to the story. It would be fun to follow their lives in another book.

ARC received from Net Galley for an honest and voluntary review.

Only This Summer by Radclyffe is exactly what I wanted and expected from this author. Add in a “cops and docs” trope along with butch and femme main characters, and it’s a wonder I’m not doing a happy chair dance just thinking about it.

Dr. Lily Davenport is burned out. The last few years as an ER physician in the heart of New York City in the midst of the pandemic has done her in emotionally and physically. With the help of her best friend Sarah, she is going to take a few months off and work as a doctor at a summer camp for teens in the mountain woodlands. Lily plans to use this time to sort out her future. Then she meets Sarah’s younger sister, forest ranger Chase Fielder. Chase loves her work in this remote and beautiful land. She has no time for permanent relationships, and prefers to be alone in the woods to having people around. Then she almost literally runs into Lily.

This really is an awe inspiring love story. Both of the main characters are easy to fall in love with. The campers, (especially Marty) will also touch your heart. The setting is well described. The romantic narrative is exactly what you expect from a Radclyffe romance.

I’m so happy I had the chance to read this novel. If you are a Radclyffe fan like me, or just enjoy consuming great love stories, then you need to grab this book.

I received an ARC from NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books for an honest review.

I haven’t read a Radclyffe book in quite some time and now I don’t know why. She writes easy to finish fun romance books. The characters are easy to like and the descriptions of the surroundings are enjoyable.

Lily an ER doctor in New York is burned out and heads to the mountains to volunteer as a medic at her friend’s summer camp. All she wants is some uncomplicated quiet time, but when she meets Chase - a summer fling and complications are just the beginning. 👀

I’m a big fan of Radclyffe and all her books set in the medical world. Even though this wasn’t strictly in a hospital setting, it did still bring elements of being a medical professional in the wilderness into the story.
It is a well written story, but unfortunately didn’t quite work for me. I think the attraction felt a little too fast for my reading preferences and also because they didn’t seem to spend much time together given that Chase was harrying off from one emergency to another. I think that’s also why i didn’t quite feel the chemistry between the two MCs, even though there was plenty of yearning expressed I missed some of the banter that I enjoy in Radclyffe’s other books.

There is a secondary storyline involving the campers that was really well done and I enjoyed that immensely and wouldn’t have minded a little more of that TBH.
This was a quick and easy read and even though it didn’t hit all my boxes, others may enjoy it more.

Thank you NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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I love many of Radclyffe's books but this is not one of them. For one, I found it hard to like Chase. Chase is a ranger at a summer camp and she's into keeping things casual with women. She's supposedly charming and attractive, which was what got the new camp medic, Lily, interested in the first place despite her not being one for flings, but Chase's charm just didn't work for me. I didn't like that she kept trying to get into Lily's pants, and while I appreciate her passion for her job as a forest ranger, her overzealous efforts to be at the frontline of danger with little regard for personal safety is actually a quality I don't find attractive in people. So yeah, these things just added up to my not enjoying Chase as a character and after a quick glance at the other reviews, I'm definitely alone on that one.

I also found the relationships in this book a bit superficial and this is most apparent in Lily's friendship with her best friend Sarah as well as Sarah's sibling relationship with Chase, both of which I found to be a bit distant. The relationship between Lily and Chase was better in some sense, because they not only have a sexual connection, they seem more comfortable with each other than they are with Sarah and they confide in each other so there's a bit more depth between them.

That being said, I enjoyed some things. I like the summer camp that was described in this book and found a couple of the more prominent young campers to be fairly interesting and I wish we had more of them. But if you ask me, this isn't Radclyffe's best and I'd probably recommend other books instead.

I've never read anything by Radclyffe, but now I'm a fan. I loved the characters and setting! This book was the perfect mental escape.

Thank you, NetGalley, for the ARC.

I love any and all by Radclyffe! This one was a great book. I loved the characters and the story. Thanks so much for letting me escape to a summer camp in the winter months! I recommend this to everyone!

Lily needs a break from the fast life working in ER especially after covid, so what better way to relax than by spending time working at a summer camp. However, when she comes across Chase, the witty ranger, Lily knows her time at the camp has just gotten interesting.

Also this is a I'm in love with my best friend's sister book so yup, count me in.

This book was such a comfort read, having enjoyed previous Radclyffe books, I cautiously hoped I would love this one too.

Well written, easy to read, I loved getting know both characters and their stories and the spicy scenes were just that, spicy! I only wished the epilogue was longer, they're such a great couple and I felt as though I didn't spend enough time with them. Actually thinking about it now, I wish the whole book was slightly longer.

I would have liked getting to know more about Sarah but maybe she'll have her own book in the future.

Lily is a burned out ER doctor who in needs of break. She decides to take a few months off and she goes to her best friend Sarah camp not only to unwind but to be there on sight medic and to spend time with Sarah. Chase is Sarah younger sister who suffers from the lost of her parents that makes her not get to close to anyone which labels her a player she also a forest ranger in upstate New York who also does more then protects forests. Lily and Chase meets and there’s immediate chemistry between them. Chase once to act on it but Lily there to rest and isn’t looking for anything but after awhile of spending time together Lily decides to give it try because it’s only for the summer but both weren’t prepared for feelings to become more,
I enjoy this read I especially like plot with teenagers Marty and Ford I like Sarah being supportive but also worried and potential with Natalie.




I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review.

Chase Fielder and Lily Davenport both are spending the summer at a remote kids camp, Lily as camp Doctor and Chase as the local field ranger. They immediately find a new friend in each other but are tempted with more. As they navigate a summer only fling it becomes more and more difficult for them to say goodbye.
I really liked Lily and her struggle with being an ER doctor after covid, it felt so genuine in our current environment. I could absolutely empathize with her need to escape the hospital and reset herself. Chase was also a character with lots of history that made her life in the wilderness true to her. I liked their chemistry together and felt like they made a great pair. I also loved how their story evolved from the beginning and how it didn't feel like instant love. There was also a side story with Marty and Ford which I really liked, especially within the surroundings of the camp, but I'd have loved to read a bit more about where they end up after. I really liked this and it's definitely a great story as I'd expect from Radclyffe.

(4.5 Stars). Lily Davenport is an ER doctor who is burned out from the demands of the pandemic. She takes off a couple of months to be the on sight medic at her best friend Sarah’s summer camp for teens. It gives her a chance to be with her friend and take a break to connect with her self. At camp she meets Sarah’s younger sister Chase Fielder who is a forest ranger in the area. Chase has scars of her own, emotional and physical, but she loves and is most confident in the outdoors. The two woman are drawn to each other as they see each other camp. But can it be more than a summer fling?

Radclyffe is an experienced writer and the story flows quickly with a lot of information given with few words. I could have asked for more of how Chase overcame her injuries or the relationship between sisters. I also was invested in Marty and Ford as the campers with a new friendship. I even wanted some catch up conversations between Sarah and Lily. But the fact that I wanted more shows how invested I became in the characters and the romance.

The author often writes of doctors and first responders. She writes with authority and respect for what they do. And I appreciate her giving voice to feelings of medical people who were overwhelmed and continued to give their all during a world wide medical crisis. I’m honestly going to read anything Radclyffe writes but I think this one works so well because it includes many thing the author truly loves.

Chase Fielder does it all. She is a forest ranger in upstate New York who also fights fires and does Department of Natural Resources work. She is somewhat of a player who takes full advantage of women visiting the vacation area for a short period of time. She doesn't do relationships. But she also has a deeper side stemming from an accident that impacted the direction of her life and the fact that both of her parents died before she was a teenager.

Dr. Lily Davenport works in the city and is drained from multiple years in the ER dealing with the pandemic on top of other emergency room calls. She needs to clear her mind, her heart, and her soul for a while. So she takes advantage of an offer from an old friend, Sarah, who just happens to be Chase's older sister. Sarah offers Lily a medic position at a summer camp for teenagers in upstate New York.

From the moment Lily and Chase lay eyes on each other there is an immediate spark of chemistry. Chase tries to make her moves on Lily, but Lily needs some decompression time. But after a period of about a month getting to know each other, Lily begins to change her mind about Chase. The story chronicles the rest of their summer together and what follows.

The storyline and the characters were very engaging to me. Some of the teenagers such as Marty and Ford added to the depth of the story. And there's a bonus character addition to the story near the end for a HEA.
4.5 stars

I received an ARC from Bold Strokes Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was such an unexpected surprise and I ADORED this book and would be sooo happy if the author did a sequel. It read like a Lifetime Hallmark lesbian love story and I’m here for all of that! 5/5 stars! Thank you for the publisher and NetGalley allowing me to read this.

3.5⭐️
A pretty and entertaining romance in typical Radclyffe style. A big city doctor meets a ranger at a summer camp near Lake George - a perfect setting for a summer love affair. But as is usually the case, things turn out differently than you think.

As an ER doctor, Lily is burned out and disillusioned after long years of pandemics and escapes to the summer camp run by her longtime friend Sarah. She hopes to recharge her batteries and deal with only minor health issues without stress.

Chase is Sarah's younger sister, who must battle her own demons. She loves her job as a ranger. And she loves women, for short hot affairs and before it gets serious, she lets them go.

The story, as we have come to expect from Radclyffe, is fluidly written and very entertaining. A light romance without much drama. I liked the surrounding, the descriptions of camp life, and also about Chase’s work. The characters are exciting, interesting, and likable, not only the MCs but also some of the secondary characters. Sparks fly with Lily and Chase from the first moment, but the tension between them is built up for a few days before the first sex scene occurs. As always, it's hot and much more emotional than the women realize or want to acknowledge. I liked that because I myself can not do anything with insta-love.

What I personally missed is the depth of the story and also the characters. There is so much potential, not only with Chase and Lily's story. Also Sarah, Natalie or the teenagers Marty and Ford have aroused my interest. I would have wanted to know more about their own stories and experiences. But who knows, maybe we'll get to read more about them someday.

Overall a sweet and entertaining romance without angst and drama.

Thanks to Bold Strokes Books and NetGalley for receiving an ARC for an honest review