The story of two sisters and the boy next door…

The acclaimed author of Firefly
Beach and other New York Times bestsellers, Luanne Rice explores the powerful bonds
that connect old friends, and the joy of life’s unexpected second chances. Now, returning
once more to the Connecticut beach town at the center of many of her most beloved
novels, she touches our hearts with a spellbinding story of a love lost-and saved-by
the power of what was always meant to be …

Schoolteacher Rumer Larkin
never felt the need to stray from Hubbard’s Point. Rich with legends of seafaring
spirits and lost treasures, the rustic village still echoes with the memories of
Rumer’s past-even after those she loved have left. But now, so many summers after
Zeb Mayhew broke her heart, he has returned with his teenage son, and Rumer knows
her quiet life will never be the same again.

Zeb has come back to hoping to reconnect
with his son, with the past and all its mistakes. Suddenly facing Rumer again, Zeb
discovers where he belongs. He could never forget the girl who used to climb onto
his roof with him to watch the stars. But neither Zeb nor Rumer knows if it’s too
late to do more than regret the path not taken-or if every path leads us back to
the one true love of our life …