Summary
Kristina Moninger: Two lives rise from the ashes
Five friends. One summer that changed everything. And a secret that has never been forgotten. Young, wild, fearless – Avery, Isabella, Odina, Lee and Josie were seventeen when they met at a surf school on a small island off the coast of South Carolina. It was a summer of freedom, dreams and oaths of eternal friendship. Until Josie disappeared without a trace. No goodbye. No answer. The police never solved the case, and the friendship crumbled under the weight of guilt, suspicion, and silence. Ten years later, Isabella still lives on the island in a beautiful villa surrounded by untouched nature. Her life seems perfect. But beneath the polished exterior hides a woman broken by loneliness and guilt. When her former friend Avery suddenly appears on the island and starts digging into the past, repressed memories and old fears are awakened in Isabella. And then there's her new, irresistibly attractive neighbor Preston, who steals her sleep and sanity with his construction work. Isabella can hardly stand closeness, she kept everyone at a distance for ten years. But Preston doesn't let that put him off. He encourages her to face her past, and that means with herself and her friends. Because what happened to Josie never stopped haunting them. And now he threatens to destroy them all...
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