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Graham knows nothing new ever happens in the small town of Pacific Shores. That is, until he runs into his new neighbor. Golden haired, honey-eyed, and sharp-tongued, Darby Andrews. The mischievous surfer is immediately smitten with the innocent girl-next-door, and vows to dedicate his summer to bringing out her wild side. As Leo and Darby’s budding friendship turns into a burning love that neither of them could’ve expected, Leo is determined to protect it at all costs. Until he finds the girl of his teenage dreams ran away in the middle of the night without so much as a Darby Andrews is Crestwell, Kansas’s golden child. She’s always been a rule follower, save for one secret summer spent living with her grandmother in California; the consequences of which still haunt her a decade later. Darby’s always done what she was told, including agreeing to marry the man hand-picked by her demanding father. While perfect on paper, Darby knows what love is, and her engagement to Jackson Montague isn’t it. When the boy who’s heart she broke all those years ago shows up on the cusp of her nuptials claiming to have received a letter she never meant to send him, and an offer to run away, Darby’s left with a remain the good girl she’s always been, or become the wild spirit she’s always wished to be.
First time reading a dual timeline book... and it's so comforting and has a slight pang of hurt while I read throughout the story. I only have a guess to what will happen with them both but I can already feel like i'll either be left without words or ugly crying
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PLEASE READ! If you are a fan of contemporary romances that aren't your usual tropes, and would love to read with a few tears (and don't mind some TWs), this is for you. I don't think there's anything that will be put on a shelf in similarity to this book. I started reading this without knowing how it goes. It has a dual timeline that I didn't know I would love. I just want to say the amount of love and understanding between the characters reaches beyond fiction. Although it's not entirely real and some wordings might feel "cheesy" in real life, but it felt real and raw. This is a 5 star read for me because I felt the emotions seep through me that I might need a good unrealistic fiction just to keep me on balance. I hope a lot of people would read this more, it's really great. I read it on a Kindle too, and this might be the first time that I wanted a physical copy for trophy purposes.
I don’t know what happened or how, but Goodreads deleted my original review.
This is my favorite book ever and everyone needs to read it immediately. Save a wave, ride a surfer…. Or whatever Heathen says. Love love love