To Be With You

Leah Vasquez and Victoria Lockwood are textbook opposites. Leah is a guarded loner scraping by on the wrong side of the tracks, while Victoria is Garden Hills royalty, born into a world of privilege. Their paths shouldn’t have crossed, let alone intertwined, yet a single rain-soaked prom night ignited a summer romance that was as intense as it was impossible. But in a town defined by class lines and expectations, their connection was a flame destined to be extinguished. Five years later, the distance between them—both physical and social—seems insurmountable. Victoria has returned home, newly engaged and seemingly ready to secure her future, only to find that the girl who shattered her heart never left. For Leah, stay-at-home reality has been defined by family crises and a bruised spirit, leaving her wary of letting anyone back in, especially the one person who knows exactly how to break her down. As old sparks collide with new complications, Leah and Victoria are forced to confront the secrets of their past and the uncomfortable truths of their present. In TJ O’Shea’s poignant story of longing and second chances, these two women must decide if they are brave enough to risk everything for a love that was never meant to be.