One summer, one choice, and a friendship that will never be the same.
For Melody and Duncan, this summer in the Northwoods of Minnesota was supposed to be one last adventure before college—a season of late-night bonfires, hidden lakes, and promises they thought nothing could break. Best friends since childhood, they believed the next chapter of their lives would begin side by side.
But both Melody and Duncan are hiding something: feelings that run deeper than friendship. Afraid of ruining the bond that has always defined them, they've kept their hearts guarded—until now. When the unexpected shatters their carefully imagined future, everything they've left unsaid rises to the surface. With every day in sun and every choice they make, the weight of adulthood presses closer.
As the wild beauty of the Northwoods mirrors their tangled emotions, Melody and Duncan must decide: will they risk their friendship to find something more, or hold back and lose their chance forever?
The Summer We Believed, a heartfelt coming-of-age story about friendship, first love, and the summer that defines everything, is the first book in the popular Denim Days series.