Summer in a Bottle

About the book

In this heartwarming novel perfect for fans of Josie Silver and Rebecca Serle, a young woman comes back to her hometown in North Carolina with the hope of creating new memories, only to find herself reliving the past in a literal sense...

After being left by her fiancé, Lyla Dune, a columnist known for her strong opinions, returns to the charming town of Echo Cove to heal and assist her parents in getting their house ready for sale. When she decides to unearth a time capsule she buried during her high school days, she stumbles upon a diary filled with precious moments from the final summer she spent at home before heading off to college. What's eerie is that some of these moments feel like they are happening all over again.

Lyla experiences a flat tire at the same location and is rescued by the same individual. The cinema is showing the same movie. The leaks in her house reappear. As her present summer begins to mirror the past, Lyla is apprehensive that it might conclude in a similar disastrous manner: with a powerful hurricane and the loss of Travis, her closest friend whom she has always harbored secret feelings for. If only she had been brave enough to confess.

She confronts her other fears as well, including the fear of rejection that caused her to abandon her dream of becoming a fiction writer. Upon reuniting with Travis, Lyla becomes convinced that unless she confronts her past mistakes, she will endure the same feelings of regret. However, if she can summon the courage this time around, maybe the life that seemed to be unraveling upon her return will come together in a more beautiful way than before.