When We Were Whole

Lucas Santana's summers in San Francisco were always the same-endless and boring parties, dodging his wealthy family's high expectations, and sneaking off to meet Nathan Carter, the boy he was never supposed to befriend. For years, Lucas was Nathan's protector, his secret, his best friend. Until one summer, Nathan vanished without a word.

Now, over a decade later, Lucas is living in Chicago, financially successful but haunted by a sense of loss he can't quite name. When he spots a familiar face on the train-Nathan, older and a little worn down-he's thrust back into memories of the boy who disappeared from his life. But Nathan doesn't recognize him. After a devastating car accident wiped much of his childhood from his memory, Nathan's past is a blotchy, blank slate, and all he can focus on is raising his newborn daughter after a bitter divorce.

As their paths cross again, old secrets and forgotten memories begin to resurface. Lucas wants answers, but Nathan can't remember the connection they once shared. Now, they must face the ghosts of their past to rebuild what was lost-if it can be rebuilt at all.