Leaving her small town behind means freedom, but she may be losing more than she realizes.

Mackenna Haven dreams of the day she'll leave Havenbrook, Mississippi behind. After spending her whole life under her overbearing daddy's thumb, she's desperate for the independence of college.

Especially if that means spending more time with her best friend and first love—even if he doesn't know it.

When Hudson Miller's dad died nearly ten years ago, he became the man of the house and took on the weight of his family's world. His only escape from his responsibilities are the stolen moments he spends with Kenna. As the red X on his calendar—and the deadline he's set for himself to finally come clean to Kenna—looms closer, Hudson proposes one last summer trip, just the two of them.

All Hudson wants is to finally tell Kenna he's loved her for years, but instead, the secret he's been keeping could tear them apart forever.