Can you ever get over the one that got away?

THEN
Focused on grad school, Olive McLaren isn’t looking for anything serious, but a one-night distraction might be nice. Enter Nate Cassidy, the effortlessly alluring musician who’s all too happy to provide that distraction. With him, Olive experiences something she never has a complicated relationship that’s not quite love but is much more than friendship.

NOW
Olive is ready to spend the weekend celebrating her best friend’s wedding. That is until one ghost from her past shows up. Nate is everything the old Olive always wanted, but was never what she needed. Their past situationship had a bad ending, and she’s spent the last few years trying to get over him. Keyword trying. Navigating the weekend will be difficult, not only because Nate’s there—seemingly around every corner—but because Olive’s now-boyfriend has joined the party. And he doesn’t know anything about Olive and Nate’s history.

What if life has other plans for you?

Lily McLaren has everything under control—or so she thought. Single, jobless, and crashing on her somewhat-estranged sister’s couch, the hyper-independent (former) paralegal has found herself at rock bottom in one fell swoop.

That is, until she meets Jared Christensen, the infuriatingly likeable drummer who offers Lily the perfect solution to her problem: house-sitting his apartment while his band, Crescent Light, is on its European tour. It’s the ultimate win-win, provided she can ignore the man behind the offer.

What begins as snarky texts quickly evolves into late-night phone calls. Not even the ocean between them can stop their growing feelings. As their connection deepens, Lily faces a choice: return to the rigid, yet stable, legal career she always envisioned for herself, or risk everything for a life she never knew she wanted.