The Summer We Fell

"We are liars. We are beautiful and privileged. We are cracked and broken."

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Summer Sixteen was magical, strange, and the kind of summer that stays with a person forever.

For Blythe Sterling, Beechwood Island had always been an escape. Away from the expectations of Manhattan, away from the endless pressure that came with being a Sterling, and away from the carefully constructed life waiting for her back in New York. On Beechwood, she could simply be Blythe.

Surrounded by the Sinclairs and her closest friends-Cadence, Johnny, Mirren, and Gat-she expected another summer filled with sun-soaked beaches, late-night adventures, and the feeling that nothing could ever truly change.

But something is different this year.

The island feels smaller. Secrets seem to linger in every conversation. Old tensions refuse to stay buried, and the people Blythe loves most are beginning to drift in ways she doesn't understand. As the summer unfolds, she finds herself caught between loyalty and truth, privilege and reality, and the growing realization that even the most beautiful places can hide ugly things beneath the surface.

Because on Beechwood, nothing stays perfect forever.

And by the time Summer Sixteen comes to an end, Blythe will learn that some stories don't end the way they're supposed to-and some summers leave scars that never fully fade.