First published 2017
John Baxter hesitates when his grandson Cole asks him to share the story of his marriage to Elizabeth for a school heritage project. The memories feel too painful. Elizabeth died of cancer after nearly thirty years together, and John isn't sure his heart can handle revisiting their whirlwind college romance. But he agrees to help Cole and finds himself transported back to those breathless early moments and the secret heartbreak that first brought them together. Meanwhile, family friend Cody Coleman struggles with his breakup from Andi Ellison. He's trying to move forward when an unexpected encounter makes him reconsider everything. Cody must decide whether to fight for another chance with Andi or let her go permanently. As Cole prepares his presentation about his grandparents' love story, the tale touches the entire Baxter family and helps Cole understand his own origins.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
345 pages · Hardcover · Howard Books
Content warnings: death