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Two friends fall into a passionate romance, but first they must confront a painful past, or else lose out on the one thing they�ve been searching for in this heartrending novel from the author of Come Back to Me and Stay with Me. Emerson Lowe and popular ice-hockey player Jake McCallister have been best friends since third grade but as their friendship starts to morph into something more a terrible event occurs that heralds the end of innocence for both of them. Within a week, Jake�s living on the other side of the country and Emerson is left alone to pick up the pieces of her life in a small town determined to paint her as a liar. Seven years later, Emerson is still living on the beautiful Pacific West island of Bainbridge, helping run her family�s business. The last thing she needs is Jake turning up, bringing with him old memories and opening up old wounds. But Jake�even better looking than Emerson remembers�seems determined to revive their friendship no matter how much Emerson tries to push him away. Forced to work alongside him for the summer Emerson can�t help but fall for Jake, and soon they�re in the midst of a passionate romance that neither of them wants to end. But both Emerson and Jake know that if they�re to have any kind of future they must first confront the past�a past that most people want to stay buried. (less)

Two friends fall into a passionate romance, but first they must confront a painful past, or else lose out on the one thing they�ve been searching for in this heartrending novel from the author of Come Back to Me and Stay with Me. Emerson (…more)