Prologue

Life was at its finest for Gabriella Heaton. Along with living in giant beach house on a sunny island in Florida, having a happy family and amazing best friend, life was one hell of a ride.

But when Gabriella's parents die in a horrible car accident, everything changes. She packs up her bags, says goodbye to the everlasting sun, and moves to Chicago with her aunt for a fresh start, leaving all memories of the past behind her.

Of course, the past has it's way of kicking you in ass. Six years later, Gabby's forced into moving back to her island paradise for the summer. Tanning, beaches, boys. What more could a girl ask for? Unlike everyone else, Gabriella is anything but excited to go back home and face all of the people and painful memories she had left behind. But it's just one summer, right? What could possibly happen?

As it turns out, a lot. Not only does Gabriella dive into her past and discover somethings about her mother she would have rather not known, but she beings to develop feelings for her childhood best friend. Filled with adventures, friendships, struggles, and love, Gabriella just may find the serendipity she has been missing all along.