The Seasonaires

by Janna King

Overview

Inspired by this deceivingly heady atmosphere, acclaimed screenwriting talent makes her fresh and thrilling debut with The Seasonaires. An idyllic Nantucket summer begins like a dream for Mia, Presley, Weston, Jade, J.P., and Grant who are working as seasonaires for the clothing brand Lyndon Wyld. But like all things that look too good to be true, the darkness underneath slowly rises to the surface. Lyndon Wyld, the chic British tigress who owns the eponymous business, rules their daily life by curating their every move, which they are obligated to post on social media for throngs of followers. When corporate greed, professional rivalries and personal conflicts are mixed with sex, drugs, and the naiveté of youth, the results are explosive as a murder sullies their catalog-perfect lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781643131597
Publisher:	Pegasus Books
Publication date:	05/07/2019
Series:	Seasonaires Series , #1
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Janna King is a screenwriter, playwright, and director. She has written TV movies and series for Lifetime and The Hallmark Channel, King World, and more. Her two short films, Mourning Glory and The Break Up, which she wrote, directed, and produced, were official selections at several film festivals. In addition, Janna has written for Disney Junior, The Hub, Children's Television Workshop, and Columbia TriStar Television. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

Editorial Reviews

"The Seasonaires is the summer drama you need in your beach bag."

Hellogiggles

"The dream summer idyll turns into an Instastory-fueled nightmare in this thrilling and sexy debut. This is a world where advertising jumps off the billboards and into the boardwalk bars, where it lives and breathes and might buy you a tequila shot or a frozen daiquiri—if you’re lucky—before seducing you for a handful of likes. But underneath the glitter lies a no-filter reality. Equal parts terrifying and titillating, The Seasonaires is no mere beach read. You’ll be rubbing sand out of your eyes long after you reach the valedictory hashtag."

Charles Blackstone

"King roars onto the scene with this outstanding sexy and splashy debut full of secrets, greed, guilt, and lust. The characters come alive on the pages, with each one taking on his or her own air of mystery and intrigue. Readers won’t know whom or what to believe as the intense pace, coupled with interwoven story lines and alibis, gets more muddled until the jaw-dropping climax."

Booklist (starred)

"If Instagram influencers are your poison, The Seasonaires is your slushie of arsenic frosé."

The New York Times

"Janna King's debut novel, The Seasonaires, tells the story of six 20-something summer brand ambassadors whose growing social media followings get them caught up in a world of corporate greed, substance abuse, and—eventually—murder."

PopSugar

"Timely and dazzling. With an uncanny knack for understanding and exploding Millennial stereotypes stereotypes, Janna King shows us the consequences of selfish choices—but it sure seems fun before reality steps into this party-filled summer. With an eclectic cast of characters all up for adventure, The Seasonaires will keep readers guessing until the very last page of this genre-blending novel. A mashup sure to delight thriller fans from any generation."

Erica Wright

"King roars onto the scene with this outstanding sexy and splashy debut full of secrets, greed, guilt, and lust. The characters come alive on the pages, with each one taking on his or her own air of mystery and intrigue. Readers won’t know whom or what to believe as the intense pace, coupled with interwoven story lines and alibis, gets more muddled until the jaw-dropping climax."

Booklist

If Instagram influencers are your poison, The Seasonaires is your slushie of arsenic frosé.

The New York Times

King roars onto the scene with this outstanding sexy and splashy debut full of secrets, greed, guilt, and lust. The characters come alive on the pages, with each one taking on his or her own air of mystery and intrigue. Readers won’t know whom or what to believe as the intense pace, coupled with interwoven story lines and alibis, gets more muddled until the jaw-dropping climax.

Booklist (Starred)

What if you could get paid to jet around the world all summer, play polo, and throw parties on the beach. What mischief did she get up to? Just you wait and see.

Glamour (on the Seasonaire phenomenon)

Wet, wild, riotous fun.

Tatler (on the Seasonaire phenomenon)

Splashing in the waves, sipping champagne on yachts, having sunset dinner parties right on the beach: A Seasonaire’s life is like a catalog shoot come to life.

The New York Times (on the Seasonaire phenomenon)

Wet, wild, riotous fun.

Tatler

What if you could get paid to jet around the world all summer, play polo, and throw parties on the beach. What mischief did she get up to? Just you wait and see.

Glamour

The perfect mix of drama and intrigue is a must-listen for the summer. King's novel offers listeners a new perspective of summer on Nantucket, told through the eyes of six beautiful, young "seasonaires"—brand ambassadors for the clothing line Lyndon Wyld. Narrator Brittany Pressley seamlessly transitions between the six diverse seasonaires and a host of supporting characters as they continuously document their work and their personal lives on social media. As corporate rivalries, jealousy, drugs, and secret relationships simmer just below the surface, an act of violence occurs, and the seasonaires must decide who they are, whom they should trust, and who they ultimately want to be. K.S.M. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

AUGUST 2018 - AudioFile