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Summer Rental: A Gripping Psychological Thriller (Dark Seasons Thriller Series)

Mean Girls meets Scream in this heart-pounding psychological thriller about a group of friends stranded on an island with a serial killer on the loose.


Riley March and her friends are headed to ritzy, remote Palm Key Island for one last blow-out party weekend before college. It's the vacation of a lifetime: beautiful beaches, epic nightlife, and hot guys like Riley's crush-superstar soccer player Sebastian Ramos. There's just one catch. Everyone on this trip is hiding something. Riley is hiding her past in order to fit in. Sebastian is hiding his feelings for Riley. And someone is hiding what really happened to Jordyn Chang, a classmate that mysteriously died last summer.


Things take a dark turn after one of their friends goes missing, and a hurricane cuts the group off from civilization. Trapped inside their rental house, a killer stalks them one by one. No one is safe. Everyone's a suspect. As the body count rises, Riley and her friends will have to confront the secrets they've been keeping if they want to stay alive...


Bestselling, award-winning author Rektok Ross returns with this riveting beach read perfect for fans of:

  • Unputdownable and fast-paced thrillers, murder mystery books, and suspense romance fiction
  • Summer books and vacation reads
  • Stories that make you think like Reese Witherspoon book club books
  • Colleen Hoover meets Pretty Little Liars
  • Bingeworthy TikTok books
  • Natasha Preston, Lucy Foley, Holly Jackson, James Patterson, and Frieda McFadden novels


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Published Jun 13, 2023

264 pages

Average rating: 6.11

70 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Anibanani
Jul 10, 2025
2/10 stars
I caught myself rolling my eyes with this story. Characters were unlikable and their immaturity was hard to tolerate. This was more mean girls than scream
Rachelmh
Jul 09, 2025
6/10 stars
Book flowed pretty well, at least as well as a group of teenagers making their own drama does. I did not enjoy the mental health stigma, even if she takes it back later, saying Jonathan was “not better like he said he was” just because he was taking mental health medications. I guessed the killer, but it was set up nicely! Overall, it was okay book.
MizzyAnnn
Jul 06, 2025
8/10 stars
This book surprised me in a good way. The main character was relatable and the friendship dynamics had a lot of layers. This book built good tension and dread. It was a good read over all.
ZoeyT
Jul 02, 2025
7/10 stars
When reading the story I definitely had some assumptions on who the killer was but it was an absolute plot twist. The book kept me hooked I wished there was more.

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