Chasing Summer

It's summer vacation, and Joanna is ready to put in many hours at the Toy Store and at the dance studio before heading off to college in the fall. There are performances and competitions to prepare for at the studio, and at the Toy Store... there is Luke. Luke has a lot of baggage, yet there's something that continues to draw Joanna to him. He promises to protect her from their co-worker Mike, whose once harmless crush has now become creepy. But this offer is tangled with what appears to be a double life, and the summer of sanctity Joanna dreams of is quickly slipping away. Pressure at the dance studio rises, the roller coaster of nonsense with Luke spins out of control, and Mike's affinity for Joanna becomes increasingly disturbing. Now, her lifelong pal Matthew seems to be the only guy Joanna can count on, but... Matthew is her best guy friend! With the big move to college looming on the horizon, Joanna's security is on borrowed time. Chasing Summer is the 2nd book from Woodland Hills, a series that takes you back to simpler days of the mid-1990s. Follow young Joanna Conors and her friends, whose journey into adulthood continues here in this small Minnesota town.