The Summer Between Us

When Jadean Starr returns home at twenty-six, she expects an uneventful summer surrounded by familiar faces and quiet streets. What she doesn't expect is Leslie Martin-the woman next door who has haunted her dreams for five long years.

One reckless kiss on Jade's twenty-first birthday changed everything between them. Leslie, her parents' charming and trusted friend, was supposed to forget it ever happened. But time hasn't erased the memory-it's only deepened the longing.

Now, with heat shimmering off the pavement and temptation lingering in every look, they're drawn back into each other's orbit. What begins as stolen glances and dangerous flirtation soon spirals into a passionate affair neither can resist.

As the summer burns on, secrecy becomes their only refuge. Every touch risks exposure. Every whispered word feels like a promise and a sin all at once. Jade knows it's forbidden. Leslie knows it's wrong. But when love feels this inevitable, how do you walk away?

Because sometimes, the most dangerous love stories aren't the ones we plan-they're the ones we can't escape.