Three Summers

Last summer, I was carefree. I was happily in love-as much as a teenager could be, I suppose-and my world naively revolved around the one boy who stole my heart. I thought of nothing else except Rowen, which is why I wasn't prepared for the heartbreak that was about to wreck my being.

But now, time has passed, and a lot can change in one summer. I'm a little bit older and a lot smarter. Guarding my heart is my first instinct, and my second is keeping Rowen from invading every last thought, l...