Summer of the Wilds

Nineteen-year-old Gabriel Saroyan never wanted to spend his summer at an exclusive Hamptons resort. Dragged there by his affluent parents, Gabe expects nothing more than awkward family dinners, forced activities, and another reminder that he doesn't quite fit the life everyone else has planned for him. Then he meets Wilder Higgins. Wiles is the resort's young tennis instructor-easygoing, patient, and quietly magnetic.
What begins as a series of mandatory tennis lessons slowly evolves into something neither of them expects. Between stolen conversations, secluded beaches, moonlit walks through the dunes, and moments that blur the line between friendship and desire, Gabe finds himself confronting questions he's spent years trying to avoid. For the first time in his life, he isn't simply wondering who he's attracted to.
He's discovering who he is. As the days slip by, the resort becomes more than a vacation destination. It becomes a refuge-a place where time seems suspended long enough for two young men to lower their defenses and discover a connection that feels startlingly real. But summer has an expiration date, and with Gabe's departure looming, they must decide whether some relationships are meant to remain beautiful memories or whether a few short weeks can change a life forever.