The Summer That Changed Us by Billie Swann is a heartfelt and emotional story about love, regret, and the possibility of second chances. It is an emotional and thoughtful debut that will appeal to readers who enjoy second-chance romances and character-driven stories.
Billie also uses shifting timelines effectively, revealing pieces of the past while moving the present-day story forward and this kept me hooked throughout the book. With its themes of healing, forgiveness, and enduring love, it is a moving reminder that sometimes the past can lead us back to the people we were always meant to find again.
About the Book
Ellie never stopped loving Jackson. She’s just learned how to live without him.
Seventeen years after the summer that shattered everything, Ellie has built a life she can control. She runs The Beach House Café on the Dorset coast, keeps her world small, and tells herself she’s fine. Love, motherhood, and the future she once imagined all feel impossibly out of reach, buried beneath years of guilt.
Then Jackson walks back into her life.
He’s not the lanky schoolboy she remembers. He’s all grown up now with broader shoulders and striking hazel eyes shot through with gold, but he has that smile that makes her forget to breathe. Despite having every reason to hate her for what she did, he still looks at her like she’s the only person in the room.
The connection between them is impossible to ignore. As old feelings resurface, so does the secret Ellie’s been hiding since they were teenagers – a secret that sent their lives spiralling in opposite directions.
Now Ellie must decide whether she’s brave enough to risk everything for the man she never stopped loving.
Sometimes love isn’t about getting a second chance. It’s about finding the courage to take it
About The Author
Billie Swann is a debut women’s fiction and romance author writing heart-wrenching, emotional, and character-driven stories.
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