When Harriet and Wyn show up to their friend group's annual Maine cottage week, no one can know they've been broken up for six months—especially not when this is the last summer before the beloved property sells. Sharing a bedroom, stealing glances, and maintaining the charade of being perfectly in love sounds doable until they're faced with a week of salty air, shared memories, and the undeniable chemistry that hasn't actually gone anywhere. As old feelings resurface and carefully constructed walls threaten to crumble, they'll have to decide whether protecting their friends' hearts is worth denying their own. Emily Henry delivers a story about second chances, vulnerability, and the messy, beautiful truth that sometimes the people who know us best are the ones we're most afraid to let see us fall apart.

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Summer nostalgia mixed with electric tension—indie pop and soft rock with bittersweet undertones. Think beachy acoustic guitars, wistful vocals, and songs about second chances. Moods that shift from longing to butterflies to stolen moments. Artists like Noah Kahan, Soccer Mommy, and The Head and the Heart.