By The End of Summer

Lisa and Mary have been inseparable since middle school-through first heartbreaks, weddings, and even pregnancies that happened at the same time. Their lives grew side by side, their children practically destined to share the same bond. But destiny has a strange sense of humor.

When Mary's daughter, Vera, transforms into a spoiled, sharp-tongued socialite who believes the world exists to serve her, Mary makes a drastic decision. Hoping hard work and distance will humble her, she sends Vera to spend the entire summer on Lisa's quiet farm in rural Canada. To Lisa, Vera has always been like family-almost a daughter. To Lisa's son, Noah, she's nothing but trouble.

Noah values routine, solitude, and control over his carefully built life. The last thing he wants is a privileged city girl invading his home. He sees Vera as entitled and unbearable. Vera, meanwhile, finds Noah cold, judgmental, and impossible to provoke without sparking another argument. Despite their mothers' lifelong friendship, the two clash at every turn-competing, arguing, and refusing to back down.

But long days on the farm leave little room for escape.

Forced to work together, share space, and confront each other's vulnerabilities, resentment slowly blurs into something far more dangerous. Noah, known for never staying with one woman, finds himself unable to walk away. Vera, who has always kept men at a distance-never letting anyone truly touch her heart-begins to unravel under his gaze.

What begins as hatred turns into obsession.
What was meant to fix Vera may break them both.

Because by the end of summer, they won't just be enemies...

They'll become something neither of them ever intended-and neither may survive the changed.