A hitmaking songwriter and a bitter musician share a startling and inexplicable connection that theyΓÇÖll do anything to shake,in the next sparklingmagical book from the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Year Slip and A Novel Love Story. Named a Most Anticipated book of Summer 2025 by People ΓêÖ Marie Claire ΓêÖ Brit + Co ΓêÖ Yahoo! Life ΓêÖ She Reads ΓêÖ and more! Joni Lark has a secret. SheΓÇÖs one of the most coveted songwriters in LAand yet she canΓÇÖt write. ThereΓÇÖs an emptiness inside herand nothing seems to fill it. When she returns to her hometown of Vienna ShoresNorth Carolinashe hopes that the sandthe surfand the concerts at The Revelryher familyΓÇÖs music venuewill spark inspiration. But when Joni gets therenothing is how she left it. Her best friend is hiding somethingher motherΓÇÖs memories are fading fastand The Revelry is closing. How can Joni write when her world is leaving her behind? Until she hears it. A melody in her headlyric-less and half-formedand an alluring and addictive voice to go with itΓÇöbelongingapparentlyto a wry musician with an emptiness of his own. SurelyheΓÇÖs a figment of JoniΓÇÖs overworked imagination. Then a very real man shows up in Vienna Shores. HeΓÇÖs arrogant and guardedΓÇönothing like the sweetfunny voice in JoniΓÇÖs headΓÇöand he has a plan for breaking their inconvenient telepathic connection: finish the song haunting them both and hope they donΓÇÖt risk their heartsΓÇöor their secretsΓÇöin the process. Because that melodythe one drawing them together . . . what if itΓÇÖs there for a reason?