This Summer With You

Shae Hemingway has spent four years cultivating a new life in Italy, carefully building a fortress around a heart that was once decimated in a single night. She is certain she has finally moved on from Em Lauchner, the girl who defined her youth—until she arrives at her family’s Cape Cod beach house only to find Em already settled in. The ghosts of an eighteen-year-old’s heartbreak are far from dormant. The infamous prom night disaster that fractured their bond still looms large, leaving Shae convinced that Em’s betrayal is a permanent stain on their history. However, forced into a summer of shared living, shifting social circles, and relentless nostalgia, Shae finds that avoidance is no longer an option. While Em is desperate to heal the schism and prove that their connection is worth a second act, Shae’s defenses remain stubbornly high. When a new romantic rival enters the mix, the simmering tension reaches a boiling point, forcing a confrontation with years of buried secrets. Sweaty summer nights, messy secrets, and the ache of enduring attraction pull them into an orbit they cannot escape. Will they finally unearth the truth of their past, or is some love destined to end in the sand?