This three-book young adult romance series follows a teenage girl whose summers have always been spent at a beach house shared between her family and a close family friend — and traces the way those summers change as she grows older, falls into a love triangle with two brothers, and gradually confronts the fact that the world she has always known may not last forever. The series blends coming-of-age emotion with nostalgic summer atmosphere and is known for its slow-burn romantic tension and emotionally resonant portrayal of the pain of growing up.
Every summer, a teenage girl and her family return to a beach house shared with a close family friend and her two sons - a place that has defined the girls childhood and that she has always associated with belonging and longing in equal measure. Set during what turns out to be a pivotal summer of first loves, shifting friendships, and the dawning awareness that some things may be changing forever, the novel is the first in a young adult romance trilogy.
In this second installment of a young adult romance trilogy, the teenager from the first book finds that everything she loved about summer has fallen apart - a beloved family friend is gravely ill, and the boy she had feelings for has become distant and unreachable. When an urgent call draws her back to the beach house she has always loved, she must confront the possibility that the summers she has counted on her whole life may be coming to an end.
In this third and final installment of a young adult romance trilogy, two years have passed since the events of the previous book and the protagonist is now in college and in a serious relationship with one of the brothers - until a betrayal and an impulsive engagement force her to confront whether she is truly with the right person, and what she actually wants for her future. The series reaches its emotional conclusion as the love triangle is finally resolved.