April 27th
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  • Reads 9,816
  • Votes 1,240
  • Parts 31
  • Time 5h 19m
Complete, First published Apr 22, 2021
Mature
[Complete || 7x featured]

Some summers are meant to burn.

April O'Brien is a firefly-bright, restless, and done living under anyone else's rules. Fresh out of high school, she knows college isn't part of her story, no matter how hard her father pushes. So when a summer getaway to Hawaii offers her the freedom to breathe, she takes it, determined to leave expectations behind and soak up every bit of sunlight.

But paradise comes with a twist. Javier-the boy who once had her heart and shattered it-is here too, and he's no longer just a memory. He's older. Sharper. Still heartbreakingly familiar.

What was supposed to be a peaceful escape quickly spirals into late-night tension, unfinished conversations, and a pull April swore she'd outgrown. She's built walls since Javier. She's learned how to pretend she doesn't care. But under the stars and crashing waves, pretending starts to feel impossible.

Just when it seems like they might find their way back to each other, April discovers Javier hasn't come back empty-handed-he's carrying secrets that could upend everything. And as truth and betrayal collide, she has to decide whether this summer will be the start of something real... or the final goodbye she never got.




Cover Designed by Kylie Krcel (Krcel04)
Started: 21/5/2021
Completed: 28/10/2021
Word count: 62,000 approx.




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Girlboss inc under 'Swipe Right'.
General fiction under 'Finding love'.
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