Finding My Name: (Chosen Name Book 1)

Returning to Alliance, Michigan, is the last thing Sally ever wanted to do. After six years of building a new life and fully embracing her identity as the woman she was always meant to be, her estranged parents’ deaths have pulled her back to the town that once caused her so much pain. Inheriting their home feels like a cruel twist of fate, but as Sally navigates her return, she discovers a strange, liberating power in being the "new girl" in a place where nobody recognizes their former son. Oliver has spent those same six years haunted by the memory of his childhood best friend, who vanished with their shared dreams of escaping their suffocating hometown. When a captivating stranger appears at a local bonfire, he is struck by an impossible, lingering sense of familiarity. He sees the shadow of his lost friend in her every movement, and despite his better judgment, he finds himself irresistibly drawn to her. Caught between a buried past and a burgeoning future, Sally and Oliver must navigate a summer defined by secrets and self-discovery. As their connection deepens, they are forced to confront whether the people they were can ever truly coexist with the people they have become.