They shared a beach house.A childhood.A love that could’ve lasted forever—until a lie tore them apart.Every summer since they were five, their families met on the Texas coast, returning to the same weathered beach house. Mallie Wright and Jace Smith built a world of their own on the shore—just the two of them, chasing waves and whispered promises.By 13, they shared their first kiss.By 14, they swore it was forever.By 15, they believed nothing could break them.But forever came undone.Thirteen years later, Mallie Wright is back in Texas, heartbroken and hiding out at her brother’s house while he plans his wedding. She came to disappear. Instead, the music finds her. And when the lights flare, she sees him.Jace Smith. Her first love. Her first everything. Now the lead singer of a rising band, still looking at her like she hung the stars.For Jace, seeing Mallie feels like no time has passed at all—like their summers never ended. But for Mallie, the past isn’t that simple. Because Jace doesn’t know the truth about what really happened. And if she tells him now…She might lose him all over again.
