A Summer for the Books

Some friendships are worth rewriting.

Michelle Lindo-Rice delivers a heartfelt dual-timeline story that explores the messy, beautiful complexity of female friendship—and what happens when the past comes knocking at the most inconvenient moment.

Jewel Stone’s carefully curated life is crumbling. Her bestselling author career has stalled, her marriage is strained, and inspiration feels like a distant memory. Then comes the call: her former best friend Shelby needs her. After a biking accident leaves Shelby with no memory of the last twelve years, Jewel is the only person who can help her piece together the life she’s forgotten—including Lacey, the nineteen-year-old daughter Shelby doesn’t remember adopting.

But here’s the catch: Shelby doesn’t remember their devastating falling-out, either. And as Jewel steps back into her old friend’s life, all those buried secrets threaten to resurface—especially when they discover Lacey has been secretly searching for her birth parents.

Perfect for readers who loved The Summer of Lost Letters and The Jetsetters, this is a story about second chances, the stories we tell ourselves, and the friendships that shape us. Lindo-Rice crafts characters so real you’ll want to invite them to your book club—then gently ask them to work through their issues.

Ideal for beach reading, rainy afternoons, or anytime you need a reminder that some bonds are strong enough to survive even the longest silence.

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