"Juicy and tense, insanely readable and surprisingly tender—you need this one in your beach bag." —CAROLA LOVERING, bestselling author of Tell Me Lies A sizzling, soapy summer debut, in which two women in a wealthy lakeside suburb clash over a cute male nanny, pulling the town’s darker secrets to the surface. DRAMA LOVES A DEEP END When Danika Crawley attends events at the Aldon Lakes Country Club, heads turn. Danika has it all—beauty, money, a successful husband, and two perfect children. She plans on making this summer her best season yet and has a secret weapon to secure the envy of her neighbors. Augie Elling has lost it all. Reeling from a post-grad scandal amidst her now-former life in New York, she returns to Aldon Lakes with her tail between her legs. Augie wants to keep her head down, save money, and find a way to leave her hometown for good, but someone keeps distracting her. Danika and Augie have one thing in common: they are both  a little  obsessed with Chat, the male nanny Danika hired for the summer. But, unbeknownst to either woman, Chat’s appearance in town sets off a chain reaction that threatens Aldon Lakes' carefully maintained ecosystem. As the heat rises between the three of them, the truth behind a long-buried scandal comes to light, and everyone at the club must reckon with the consequences. The Lake Club  is both an addictive, rollicking beach read, and a stylish, deft exploration of a lesser-known region of American wealth. "The ultimate summer escape. Stylish, smart, and utterly unputdownable." —GEORGIA CLARK, author of Play It Again “From The Lake Club 's opening pages, I was captivated by the intoxicating prose and immersive summer setting. Patton's debut is juicy and tense, insanely readable and surprisingly tender— you need this one in your beach bag.” - Carola Lovering, bestselling author of Tell Me Lies and Bye, Baby “With its lakeside glamour, elegant prose, and simmering secrets, The Lake Club is the ultimate summer escape. Stylish, smart, and utterly unputdownable—Patton’s debut marks the arrival of a thrilling new voice in fiction.” - Georgia Clark, author of Play It Again “I’m a sucker for lakes (especially in an unfamiliar part of the country), rich people behaving badly, outsiders to an insular world, summer parties, and a hot but approachable leading man. The Lake Club has all of this and more—its twisty, propulsive plot hooked me early and kept me turning the pages until I reached the unpredictable end.” - Meg Mitchell Moore, author of Mansion Beach “A fast-paced, twisty, delicious debut, The Lake Club explores long-buried secrets, burgeoning romance, and the gossip that fuels small towns and exclusive clubs. A juicy mix of rich people behaving badly and love in all its forms, Lina Patton reminds us that, no matter how convoluted things have become, the truth really can be a clean slate. I’ll be first in line to read Patton’s next novel!” - Kristy Woodson Harvey, New York Times Bestselling author of Beach House Rules Lina Patton is a writer, illustrator, and teacher. Originally from Maine, she moved to Minnesota at thirteen, trading the ocean for 10,000 lakes. She holds a BA from Elon University and an MFA from George Mason University. Her work has appeared in ELLE , The Cut , Narrative Magazine , and Driftwood Press , among others. After seven years living abroad, she and her husband currently reside in Washington, DC, with their two very good, very bad dogs. The Lake Club is her first novel.