The Summer He Stayed

Hudson built his life around leaving.
New towns. Temporary jobs. No attachments.
Because staying has always meant losing.
Then he meets Molly.
She's everything he's spent years avoiding—steady, warm, and rooted in a small coastal town where sunsets linger over the marina and everyone knows your name. She's messy buns and morning coffee, laughter that fills quiet spaces, and the kind of love that makes a place feel like home.
And that's exactly the problem.
Because the more time Hudson spends with...