Chasing Sunlight (Birch Hollow #1)

Can childhood friends grow up and become…more?

Brooke Meadows grew up trying to find her place in the world. As the only girl in her cul-de-sac crew of kids, she played tomboy. In college, she joined a sorority and embraced her feminine side.

By 23 she’s faced her parents’ divorce and a debilitating chronic illness diagnosis–and she’s still no closer to knowing who she really is. Cade Adler spent ten years as Brooke’s best friend.

Desperate to be out of the friend-zone, he confesses his love for her at their graduation party, but Brooke doesn’t want their relationship to change.

Stung by rejection, Cade packs a bag and moves his life from Vermont to southern California, taking up surfing and training as a firefighter.

Five years later, they end up sharing a table at their high school reunion.

Cade is feeling confident about his life, but a happy reconnection isn’t meant to be–Brooke has brought her fiance with her to the reunion.

Following a disastrous attempt at reconnection, Cade struggles to convince Brooke to let him reenter her life–as just friends. Secretly, though, he never stops longing for more.

Will Brooke and Cade’s lives, locations, and feelings ever match up, or will unresolved trauma and physical distance keep them from reaching their happily ever after?