by Marie Force
Part of Gansett Island, book 3
First published 2018
Luke Harris spent four perfect summers loving Sydney Donovan on Gansett Island. She was wealthy, visiting seasonally, and he was a local who worked at McCarthy's Marina. Sydney left for college and never returned. She married someone else and had two children while Luke stayed on the island, working and wondering what went wrong with the only woman he ever loved. Fifteen months after Sydney loses her family in a tragedy, she searches her heart for what comes next. The memories pull her back to Gansett Island, where she once felt happy. But returning means facing Luke, the man she never forgot. Sydney must decide if she can open herself to love again after devastating loss. Luke must choose whether to risk his heart on the woman who left him once before. The island that holds their best memories becomes the place where they discover if second chances are possible.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, second-chance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance-romance
Setting: Gansett Island
Period: 15 months after tragedy
267 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Zebra