Summers Away

SUMMERS AWAY by Kara DeMaio follows Ayla as a chance encounter with Ryan Gematti leads her to spend summers with his family—where she forms a deep bond with his brother (Tate), a friendship overshadowed by a secret he desperately tries to keep. When a hidden relationship threatens to unravel everything, Ayla is torn between protecting her friend and revealing the truth, setting off a chain of events that ends in tragedy. With compelling prose and deeply relatable characters, DeMaio crafts a poignant story of love, loyalty, and the life-altering weight of choices, delivering an ending that will move readers to tears.