Annie Dillinger comes back to Wellington Point, Connecticut, after an unexpected betrayal uproots her life and strips the comfort from an old belief that she can always go home.
The sleepy coastal town is no peaceful place to heal; it runs on perception, perfection, and impossible standards upheld by the people who claim to love her most.
Max Martin has long trusted only herself, guarding a secret while trying to build a life entirely on her own terms.
Meeting a cute blonde—Annie—draws her into a pull she cannot ignore, and the walls meant to keep everyone out begin to give way.
Their sapphic romance turns on a hard choice: take a new path together, or stay inside a life that no longer fits and a dream carried alone.
