First published 2025
Rose Pauly hates leaving New York City for Connecticut before her senior year. On her first day, she meets Hart Hargrove and feels an instant connection. Hart shows her the vast private garden behind his family's mansion. They spend the summer together in this hidden paradise as Rose pursues her art and their relationship deepens into love. But Rose senses something wrong beneath the beauty. The garden holds secrets that make her question everything about their romance. When she learns the truth, Rose must decide what's real about their love story. Hart refuses to let her go and will do anything to keep their relationship alive. Rose faces an impossible choice between love and truth in a place where beauty masks darkness.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Connecticut, New York City
Period: 21st-century
328 pages · Kindle Edition · Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)