by Elle Kennedy
First published 2026
Blake Logan arrives at her family's Lake Tahoe house nursing wounds from a brutal breakup. The college junior wants isolation and peace. No men, no complications. Then Wyatt Graham appears. He's four years older, carries himself like trouble, and once crushed her teenage heart when she confessed her feelings at sixteen. Wyatt came to Tahoe seeking inspiration for his stalled music career. He never expected to find it in Blake. She's transformed from the girl he once knew into someone confident and magnetic. The attraction between them builds quickly. They both understand this summer romance has an expiration date, but stolen kisses multiply and deepen into something more substantial. Just as they surrender to their connection, tragedy strikes and separates them. Their hearts break, but the memory of those perfect weeks remains vivid. When circumstances reunite Blake and Wyatt, they face a choice that will determine their future together.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, new-adult, new-adult-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, friends-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Lake Tahoe
Period: College
516 pages · Paperback · HACHETTE INTL