Lauren Rowan

Ellis Tanner swore he'd never come back. Not to the town he abandoned. Not to the memories he buried. And definitely not to the lakeside inn where one summer changed everything. But desperate and out of options, he takes the only job available. The catch? The inn belongs to Wren Calloway. Once, they were inseparable. Now she's his boss, and the woman he left behind. In a town that never forgets, old wounds reopen, buried secrets rise to the surface, and the past refuses to stay buried.
As the summer heats up, Ellis and Wren are forced to confront the truth they've spent years avoiding:Some love stories don't end when you walk away. And some hearts never stop waiting.