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Brielle Laurent has spent every summer of her life in Silver Cove, a picturesque lakeside town where old traditions linger and golden evenings seem to last forever.
To outsiders, her life appears enviable-a respected family name, a beautiful future, and a place among Silver Cove's elite. But beneath the carefully crafted image lies a growing fear that everything she values is far more fragile than it appears.
Including herself.
Bennett Cullen has always existed just beyond the edges of Brielle's world. While others admire her from a distance, Bennett sees the person hidden beneath the expectations, the pressure, and the illusion of perfection.
During one unforgettable summer, friendship evolves into something deeper, and together they begin to imagine a future beyond Silver Cove's shores.
But growing up has a way of changing even the most certain promises.
Years later, Brielle returns to Silver Cove for the first time since the summer that altered the course of her life. As old memories resurface and long-buried emotions return, she finds herself face to face with the one person she never truly left behind.
Set against a backdrop of fading traditions, family expectations, and the passage of time, When the Lights Go Out is a poignant novel about first love, self-discovery, and the bittersweet truth that some relationships shape us forever-even when they cannot last.
Some loves don't last forever. They last forever because they don't.