Auden feels like she really hasn’t been able to relax since before her parents started fighting. Now that they are divorced, she has been busy trying to keep up with her mom’s many demands. So when Auden gets the chance to spend the summer with her dad and his new family in a charming little beach town, she can’t wait. A job in the town’s clothing boutique gives Auden the chance to hang out with a lot of girls her age, which is something she has really missed. And soon after she meets Eli, an independent guy who doesn’t seem to let anyone in, and yet somehow connects with her. As Auden and Eli grow closer, she finds herself letting go of the pain in her life. Can she also help Eli ease whatever burden he is carrying? Now that author Sarah Dessen has given us another deliciously complex coming of age story to savor, summer can officially begin.