Whitley Pierce hasnt been home in fifteen years. When a family crisis brings her back to the small town where she grew up, she discovers nothing is as she remembers. The high school mean girls arent so mean anymore, and the shy geek who took her to prom is now the towns most successful entrepreneur and its most eligible bachelor. When shes invited to extend her stay and help with the Seaside Festival, she agrees to remain in townjust for the summer.
As family misunderstandings are healed and old friendships renewed, Whitley discovers theres more to the tiny coastal community than she ever realized. The perspective of a grown woman is night and day different than that of a naive young girl, and all the reasons that prompted Whitley to run away may now convince her to stay.
