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After her music career implodes, a famous singer reluctantly returns to her beach hometown where she must confront her first love, her abandoned roots, and the inspiration she left behind.
"Savannah Carlisle’s writing has a rare ability to make you feel like you’re not just reading a story, but living it. I read the book in a single sitting, unable to put it down."
What THEY'rE SAYING:
“If you are looking for a phenomenal beech read, this amazing second chance romance is exactly what you need. This story of overcoming the past and having hope in the future is perfect in every way.” — Caroline of PageTurners.blog
“Carlisle’s winsome summer romance offers vivid characters and a beautifully described beach setting (“Sea oats danced in sync across the dunes as if an invisible conductor were directing a silent symphony”)...” — Kirkus Reviews
What is it all about?
Thirteen years ago, Callie Jackson left Big Dune Island with nothing but her guitar and dreams of country music stardom. She found success beyond her wildest imagination—until her empire came crashing down in a storm of betrayal and financial fraud.
Now she’s forced to return home to clean out her family’s historic beach house, the last thing she wants to do. But when she arrives, she finds more than just memories waiting for her. Jesse Thomas—the boy she left behind to chase her dreams—is renovating the very house she’s come to sell.
As Callie rediscovers her musical roots at the town’s beloved Beach Bash festival where she was first discovered, she realizes that somewhere between the glossy pop productions and stadium tours, she lost her authentic voice. And maybe, just maybe, the key to finding it again lies in the place—and the person—she left behind.
But Jesse has dreams of his own now, and they don’t include reopening old wounds. As they’re thrown together to save the festival that launched her career, Callie and Jesse must decide if they can build something new from the broken pieces of their past—or if some bridges, once burned, can never be rebuilt.
A heartfelt story about second chances, finding your true voice, and the courage it takes to let yourself fall in love with the same dream twice.