Five years ago, Elena Marquez left her hometown without saying goodbye to the one person who mattered most. Adrian Reyes had promised to wait for her. She never came back. Now, Elena returns to the coastal town of San Aurelio after inheriting her grandmother's old seaside bookstore. She intends to sell the property and leave within a month. But Adrian is no longer the boy she abandoned. He's now the quiet, respected architect responsible for restoring the town's historic buildings—and, unexpectedly, the bookstore Elena wants to sell. As they are forced to work together, old feelings begin resurfacing. But Adrian has spent five years learning how to live without her, while Elena carries a secret that explains why she disappeared in the first place. And when the truth finally comes out, they'll have to decide whether some goodbyes really are meant to be permanent