The Summer We Stayed

A Small-Town Second Chance Romance of Lost Love, Hidden Secrets, and Finding Home Again

von Ava Hart

324 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

She came home to sell the past. She never expected to find the man who had been waiting inside it.Ten years ago, Nora Hayes left Maple Hollow without looking back-and without saying goodbye to Eli Mercer, her best friend, almost-first love, and the one person who might have convinced her to stay.Now her grandmother is gone, and Nora has inherited Bluebell Inn, the crumbling lakeside property filled with memories she spent a decade trying to forget.There's just one problem.Before Nora can sell the inn and return to her carefully built city life, she must live in Maple Hollow for one hundred days and personally oversee its restoration.And the contractor chosen to work beside her?Eli Mercer.He's older now. Quieter. Infuriatingly dependable. And still capable of making Nora remember every feeling she thought she'd left behind.But Bluebell is hiding more than old memories. When Nora discovers a box of letters concealed inside its walls-including one written by the mother she believed abandoned her-everything she knows about her family begins to unravel.As long-buried secrets come to light and old feelings become impossible to ignore, Nora must decide what she truly wants before her hundred days are over.Because sometimes the hardest part of coming home isn't facing the past.It's discovering that the person you left behind might still feel like home.The Summer We Stayed is an emotional small-town contemporary romance filled with second chances, forced proximity, family secrets, slow-burn chemistry, found family, healing, and a heartfelt happily-ever-after.Perfect for readers who love: - Second-chance romance- Small-town love stories- Forced proximity- He falls first- Childhood friends to lovers- Slow-burn romance- Hidden letters and family secrets- Found family and emotional healing- Cozy lakeside settings- A satisfying HEA

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798175057776
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Independently published