Same Time Next Summer

by Annabel Monaghan · 2023

When Sam, a thirty‑year‑old Manhattan professional, heads to her family’s Long Island beach house to scout a wedding venue, her life seems perfectly mapped out: a steady job, a meticulous doctor fiancé named Jack, and a future she’s carefully built. But the moment she steps onto the sand, the past rushes back in the form of Wyatt—her first love, the boy who haunted her summers from age five until he broke her heart at seventeen. His guitar strings drift across the night air, and memories of secret treehouse nights and stolen kisses flood Sam’s mind, forcing her to confront the woman she once was. As Wyatt reappears, the undeniable chemistry between them resurfaces, challenging Sam’s carefully curated plans and making her question everything she thought she knew about love, loyalty, and the choices that define a lifetime. In this sun‑kissed, nostalgic summer romance, Sam must decide whether to follow the safe path to a predictable future or risk it all for a love that feels as timeless as the tide.