Senna Lang didn’t believe in fairy tales, but she did believe in second chances. After one impulsive decision in high school with her boyfriend Josh, her life veered off course. She’d left Avenel for the masses and anonymity in California. But now, ten years later, the aftershocks of losing Josh’s love still rattle her. Most of the time she can ignore the ache, but sometimes she can’t help but wonder what her life could have been if she hadn’t screwed everything up with Josh. Would they be living in a two-story bungalow with water views and wraparound porches on the idyllic island town of Avenel? Would they have a couple of kids and a rambunctious but friendly dog?
Josh Turner couldn’t believe his eyes. He’d heard Senna was coming back, but he hadn’t known when. When their paths crossed, the curves of her body took him on a slow trip through memory lane. She’d been his first love and his first heartbreak. After high school, she’d ghosted him and cut him out of her life like he was a cancerous tumor to be tossed aside. He’d been heartbroken and angry, but as the years passed, his anger cooled to indifference. Being in her presence again unleashed a swell of emotions that he hadn’t expected. All their ‘firsts’ crashed through him like a tsunami and destroyed the barriers he’d erected around his heart. He’d thought he was over her. He wasn’t.