the Last Summer in Santorini: Where Sea Remembers Our Names

Isabella Rivera, a disgraced travel journalist, returns to the sun-drenched island of Santorini to sell her grandmother's boutique hotel, hoping for a quiet escape from a devastating public scandal in New York. Her plans for solitude are immediately upended when she discovers the renovation architect is Adrian Vale, the man she loved during a passionate summer years ago, whom she left without explanation. Adrian, believing Isabella used him and never cared, harbors deep resentment. The 12-week renovation project forces them into close proximity, resurfacing old wounds and the complex emotions surrounding their past separation.As the renovation progresses, the lies and self-deceptions they've held onto begin to crumble. Isabella's departure was motivated by a secret she felt compelled to protect, a secret that is now revealed to be directly linked to the scandal that ruined her career. Meanwhile, someone on the island holds the truth about why Isabella disappeared, and Adrian, who built a life believing she was indifferent, must confront the possibility that his perception of their past is flawed. Their forced proximity creates an environment where they must confront their past hurts, re-evaluate their assumptions about each other, and potentially find a second chance at love amidst the unraveling of a long-held secret

Pagina's: 570, Paperback, Independently published