Book two of the ENCHANTED MOUNTAINS series
Every summer leaves a mark. Some leave a legacy.
It’s the summer of 1999, and sixteen-year-old Jonie Kirkland’s job at Twin Pines State Park’s swimming pool feels like a dream.
She finds more than she could have ever hoped for: coworkers who become friends, Brandon Murphy, a goofy boy who tries to win her heart, and a pool run by the quiet and mysterious Alice Livingston.
But just when Jonie finally feels settled, it all comes crashing down. Alice, who has managed the park pool for decades, guarding both its traditions and her own heart, watches Jonie navigate the kind of disappointment she knows all too well.
However, what Jonie sees as the end of something is, for Alice, only the beginning.
Book one of the ENCHANTED MOUNTAINS series
She’s rooted. He’s adrift. Can the park bring them together?
Mariah Rivera has spent most of her life near the park: walking its wooded trails, swimming in the sparkling lake, and knowing deep in her heart that this is where she belongs. But lately, even with a job at the lodge she loves and surrounded by all the beauty and peace she’s always loved, something still feels like it’s missing.
Luke Anderson never planned on coming back. His career and his jet-setting lifestyle are a far cry from who he used to be. But when life in the city falls apart, the treasured place of his childhood calls. Can a week at Twin Pines change anything?
Their first encounter at the lodge sends a shock of something unfamiliar straight through both of them. In this tender and heartfelt first installment of the Enchanted Mountains series, two souls—one rooted and one restless—collide in a place where the stars shine brighter, the air feels lighter, and hearts can finally find what they were missing.
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