Last Kiss of Summer: heartbreaking young adult love story of one summer

Last Kiss of Summer by Jessica M. Fellerman is a heartbreaking young adult love story of one summer and a devastating turn. Sera Watkins and her family return to their summer house on Cape Cod after two years. She has one goal in mind: to stay away from the boy who broke her heart two years ago. Luke Tisdale is their next door neighbor and he literally has a piece of her heart. When Sera received a new heart as a baby, her healthy values of the old heart were given to Luke. They spent summer days on their secret beach, bonding over their physical connection as well as their mutual love of art and painting. Their friendship seemed like it was evolving into something more. Except one fateful night and a family secret sent Luke spiraling and broke Sera’s heart in the process. Now she is determined to pick Luke as a friend and nothing more. But when she receives devastating news, she is more determined to make this the summer to remember. 

Last Kiss of Summer is described as “A Walk to Remember meets Everything We Never Said.” While I have not read Everything We Never Said, I have read and seen the movie A Walk to Remember, so I was prepared for an emotional story. From the opening chapter to the closing pages, I was hooked on Sera and Luke’s story. My heart warmed at the tender romance between Sera and Luke and I stopped breathing as Sera suffered setbacks that made her future look grim. There was drama and life lessons with tender moments. Oh the tears that fell during the last couple chapters. I kept going back and reading again and again, thinking what just happened didn’t really happen. I closed the book with tears streaming down my face. This story isn’t just a story of summer love. It is a story of learning to truly live and embrace all the storms that life will bring in your path and yet find the joy and beauty in life itself. I highly, highly recommend Last Kiss of Summer. 

Last Kiss of Summer will be available in paperback, eBook and audiobook on April 28, 2026.