Seventeen years ago, Ellie Wren stood at a lighthouse waiting for the boy she loved. He never arrived. The storm took him. Or so everyone believed. Now, after the death of her powerful father, Ellie returns to the lakeside town she swore she would never see again. All she wants is to settle the estate, leave the past behind, and forget the summer that shattered her heart. But Lake Aurelia has been keeping secrets.
When human remains are discovered beneath an abandoned boathouse, a long-buried mystery begins to unravel. Anonymous messages appear. Old lies resurface. And the questions Ellie has spent years trying to silence come rushing back. What really happened the night Theo Marino disappeared?As Ellie digs deeper, she finds herself trapped between the memories of a forbidden first love and a truth that could destroy an entire town.
The closer she gets to the answers, the more dangerous the search becomes. Because some people will do anything to keep the past buried. Filled with unforgettable characters, heart-stopping twists, and an emotional romance that refuses to die, THAT GOLDEN SUMMER is a gripping story of love, loss, betrayal, and the promises that survive long after hope has faded. Some summers change your life. Some secrets change everything.
And some loves never stop waiting to be found.
Seventeen years ago, Ellie Wren stood at a lighthouse waiting for the boy she loved. He never arrived. The storm took him. Or so everyone believed. Now, after the death of her powerful father, Ellie returns to the lakeside town she swore she would never see again. All she wants is to settle the estate, leave the past behind, and forget the summer that shattered her heart. But Lake Aurelia has been keeping secrets.
When human remains are discovered beneath an abandoned boathouse, a long-buried mystery begins to unravel. Anonymous messages appear. Old lies resurface. And the questions Ellie has spent years trying to silence come rushing back. What really happened the night Theo Marino disappeared?As Ellie digs deeper, she finds herself trapped between the memories of a forbidden first love and a truth that could destroy an entire town.
The closer she gets to the answers, the more dangerous the search becomes. Because some people will do anything to keep the past buried. Filled with unforgettable characters, heart-stopping twists, and an emotional romance that refuses to die, THAT GOLDEN SUMMER is a gripping story of love, loss, betrayal, and the promises that survive long after hope has faded. Some summers change your life. Some secrets change everything.
And some loves never stop waiting to be found.