The Summer We Stayed

She never planned to stay.
When Tessa Caldwell returns to her quiet hometown for the summer, it's only supposed to be temporary-a quick visit to help her family and leave before old memories have the chance to settle in. But small towns have a way of holding on... and so do the people in them.
Especially Caleb Miller.
He was her best friend growing up-the boy who knew every version of her before the world made her question herself. The one who sat beside her on long summer nights, who made her laugh when she needed it most... and the one she's loved in silence for as long as she can remember.
But coming back isn't as simple as she thought.
Tessa isn't the same girl who left. She's learned how to stand a little taller, to take up space, to stop shrinking herself for others. Still, being around Caleb again stirs up every feeling she tried to leave behind-and maybe a few new ones she's not ready to face.
Because Caleb hasn't forgotten her either.
As the summer stretches on with late-night talks, lingering glances, and the kind of closeness that never really faded, the line between friendship and something more begins to blur. But risking their hearts could mean risking everything they've always been to each other.
She came back for a season...
But The Summer We Stayed might just be the one that changes everything.