The First Love — Jennifer Bernard

Who could ever forget that summer in Lake Bittersweet... It's been seventeen years since Carly stepped foot in the sleepy lakeside community where she experienced her first love...and her first heartbreak. Since then, she's struggled with her confidence, which is why she's shocked that her father, rock legend Steven Gault, chose her as the executor of his will. Besides dealing with his shut-down music club and mountain of bills, did he have a reason to lure her back to Lake Bittersweet...like facing the boy who shattered her heart? Carly Gault. The girl who got away. The girl he gave away. The moment he sees her, Fire Chief Thomas Cooper is hurled back in time to the summer that changed his life. He made the choice to put his family first, but Thomas has never forgotten the passionate, loving girl with the smoky-green gaze. She's more beautiful than ever—but since that summer, his family has expanded in a way Carly may never, ever understand.As long-ago secrets come to light, passion reignites between Carly and Thomas. But will one last shocker make it all go up in smoke like the last summer bonfire?