First published 2019
The protagonist should be finishing college, but instead she's playing maid at her family's lake property after her mother falls ill. Her routine changes when Noah Cavallari books their small boathouse for the entire summer. Their first meeting goes badly, leaving her embarrassed and him annoyed. Yet Noah brings excitement to a place where nothing interesting usually happens. He's older, dark, handsome, and clearly hiding something about why he needs to stay by the lake all summer. She knows he's probably wrong for her, but she can't help being drawn to him. After Noah tries to rescue her from what he thinks is a drowning incident, their relationship shifts. Her obvious attraction to him slowly breaks down his resistance. Their late evening conversations by the water edge them toward something deeper than friendship. But Noah will leave when summer ends, and she doesn't know how she'll handle losing him when August is over.
Genres: romance, coming-of-age, contemporary-romance, new-adult-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Lake
Period: Summer
304 pages · Paperback · Independently published