One Last Summer at Bellwether

Twenty-three years ago, they made the right choices-and still lost each other. Twenty-three years ago, Kate Ellison left Grayhaven for the career she had fought to earn. Elliot Rowan stayed behind to keep his family from falling apart. Neither choice was wrong. They still lost each other. Now Kate has inherited half of Bellwether Hall-a historic Lake Michigan performance venue closed by the city, buried in debt, and one last summer away from being sold. The other half belongs to Elliot, who knows every weak beam in the building and every old fault line between them. To save Bellwether, they agree to produce twelve events in twelve weeks. Keep the doors open. Keep the past under control. Make no promises about what happens when summer ends. But long nights, old music, and the work of rebuilding bring them closer than either planned. Kate refuses to trade ambition for love. Elliot refuses to make himself indispensable just to be chosen. If Bellwether is going to have a future-and if they are-they'll have to build one neither of them has already designed alone. One Last Summer at Bellwether is an emotionally grounded, open-door second-chance romance about capable adults, complicated choices, and a hard-won happily ever after.