Amethyst Andrews is ready for romance and a long overdue vacation. She has never been out of Nebraska and when her best friend is getting married she knows its time to use her passport. In the beautiful Caribbean island of Palmalta there is a mystery of the local billionaire gone missing. She never expected to meet many different people and fall in love with a beach bum. Peppy, the local islander, has enchanted her with his view of life in Palmaltas, which is making her wish she knew his real feelings towards her. It’s wrong to have feelings for him when her friend wants her to meet Peter Harris, the missing billionaire, and hopefully fall in love with him instead of Peppy. The question is will Peter Harris ever return and if he does what will Amy do? Can she give up Peppy without losing her heart in the process?

Peppy is not all that he seems in the island of Palmaltas. Here is a man who by all means seems at peace yet something is troubling this islander, Amy. Burned before by a woman he’s not sure whether Amy really wants him for himself or for something else. Some things are going around that they don’t want the citizens of Palmaltas knowing about, a revolution that is about to come and one that will change everybody’s life. Can Peppy trust Amy or will he lose his heart getting burned again?

A mystery surrounds the island of Palmaltas, one that nobody knows if it will ever be solved or not. Amy knows that the disappearance of Peter Harris seems unusual for there is no ransom note or threatening letters on his disappearance making it weirder by the minute. She knows something is unusual about Peppy but can’t stop her heart from falling in love with him. A Caribbean Summer is exactly what Amy needs, and Tricia Lee does a great job in bring the Caribbean to life and the allure of a billionaire’s disappearance come to light. Romanceand mystery all in one book makes you want more from this author and also to find out more about Peppy. Great job and I will look out for more books from this author.

Reviewed by: Lena C.