Book excerpt: Just for the Summer “Just for the Summer” by Abby Jimenez is a contemporary romance novel that blends light-hearted elements with deeper emotional themes, showcasing Jimenez's flair for creating engaging, relatable characters and scenarios. The novel was published in April 2024 and has been well-received for its compelling mix of romance and personal growth. The story centers on Emma, a traveling nurse with a complicated past involving her unreliable mother, and Justin, a software engineer who humorously finds that his ex-girlfriends always find their true love immediately after breaking up with him. Both characters joke that they seem to be good luck charms for their exes in finding love. They meet when Emma contacts Justin after seeing his Reddit post about this phenomenon. Intrigued by their shared experiences, they agree to date over the summer while Emma is on assignment in Minnesota, hoping that they might break their streak of being just a stepping stone to others' happy endings.