Welcome to the Isle of Trouvaille, where the lost get found.
Evaline Connors hasn't been back home in over a decade, but now, she decides to go back to find something to inspire her again.
Some things are still the same, the castles, the people, the sun as it sets over the sea. But many things have changed, her home is in disrepair, she doesn't know where she belongs, and without her writing, it's like she's lost herself.
Evaline may have come home to look for inspiration for her next book, but what she finds is something much more.
Enter Maverick "Bugsy" Augustus. In the old days, he used to be the tiny kid with the thick round glasses and a broken camera slung around his neck. But a lot can change in twelve years. He's come back to the island in much the same way Evaline has, to mend the broken parts of himself before jetting back off to be Hollywood's favorite leading man. They were the best of friends in primary school, is it so crazy to think that now they could be something more?
The real question is: is love worth leaving everything you've worked for behind?
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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