The Second First Time

Jay has everything: a trust fund, a reputation as the school's star scholar, and a mother with an iron will who expects him to follow a perfect, predetermined path. All he wants is to disappear into a world where he isn't defined by his wealth.

Then he meets Chelsea. She's brilliant, fiercely independent, and living a hardscrabble life with her widowed mother. For Jay, she is the normal he craves, and the attraction is immediate and undeniable. As they navigate a secret high school romance-with Jay always finding a way to shield her from their disparate worlds-he finally feels whole.
But Jay's mother sees Chelsea not as a girl, but as a threat to her son's future. With a cruel, swift move, she pays Chelsea's mother to leave, ripping them apart and erasing Chelsea from Jay's life.

Years later, a powerful executive walks into his office for a high-stakes interview. Her name is Ava, but Jay instantly recognizes the eyes of his lost love. The only problem? She doesn't recognize him, her name is new, and she has no memory of the girl he once knew.

Now, to win her back, Jay must uncover the truth about her past-a truth more devastating than even his mother's betrayal. He has to give her the second first time at a life together, starting with helping her remember the first.