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June Calloway hadn't planned on coming back to Sterling Point.
Not this summer. Not ever.
But when her parents' marriage finally falls apart, June is sent back to the lake house her family has owned for years. Her mother wants it sold. Her father wants to keep it. June is left in the middle, surrounded by boxes, old photographs, and the remnants of a family that doesn't exist anymore.
Sterling Point is supposed to be temporary.
A summer spent clearing out the house before it's sold.
Then she sees Ramona.
Her best friend.
The girl she left behind four years ago without saying goodbye.
They used to spend every summer together. They had secrets, stupid promises, scraped knees, midnight swims. They were convinced they'd grow old together.
But four years is a long time.
Ramona has changed.
June has changed.
And somewhere between old memories and new ones, their friendship starts becoming something neither of them knows how to name.
Then Annie Jacobson arrives on the island, and Ramona discovers a secret about her family that changes everything.
June becomes the person Ramona turns to when her entire world starts falling apart.
But the closer they get, the harder it becomes to pretend they're still just best friends.
Because June knows exactly what happens when people you love leave.
And Ramona knows exactly what it feels like to be left behind.
Maybe falling in love with your best friend isn't the dangerous part.
Maybe the dangerous part is finding out what happens when you have to leave again.
They were best friends once.
They could have stayed that way.
Instead, they ruined everything.