A summer romance with the football hero she's always loved . . . but what happens when the summer fades?

From RITA & Christy award-winning novelist Susan May Warren comes the prequel novella to her best-selling Christiansen family series.

About the book . . . Just because handsome, small town football hero John Christiansen is in love with her big sister doesn't meant he isn't meant to marry Ingrid. At least that's the hope Ingrid is clinging to as the annual Deep Haven fisherman's picnic street dance arrives. Ingrid knows that eventually her sister will break his heart--and she'll be there to pick up the pieces.

John has no interest in the kid sister of one of the cutest annual tourists--and this year, he has big plans to impress, and woo, the girl he's thought about all year.

Except, life doesn't quite turn out as planned, and thus begins an odyssey of seven summers of unexpected summer romance. But what happens when the summer fades? Just how long should someone wait for the perfect love?

What people are saying!

"Warren has a knack for creating captivating and relatable characters that pull the reader deep into the story." Radiant Lit "Readers who are already enamored of the sprawling Christiansen clan will feel even more connected, while those new to Warren will be brought right into the fold." Booklist

"Susan's characters are so real you can almost hear them breathe." Amazon.com reader

"Warren's new series has it all: romance, suspense and intrigue. It is sure to please her many fans and win her new readers!" Library Journal

"Not since Karen Kingsbury's Baxter saga have I been so engrossed in a book series. In the Christiansen family, author Susan May Warren has created characters who are realistically flawed yet wholly likeable." 5 stars ~ Goodreads reader