Lana's life has been shaped by absence. In a quiet town where every glance feels like judgment, she lives behind a veil of longing, tethered to memories of a love that once set her free. That love is Evan - a man whose presence awakened her, and whose disappearance hollowed her. When Evan returns, broken and hunted by debts and the men who seek payment, their reunion is both a miracle and a burden. Their love burns fiercely in the small space they are given, but the shadow of his past stretches over them. Together, they must choose: cling to safety in a town that has never forgiven them, or risk everything on the uncertain road ahead. Told with aching intimacy and lyrical depth, "The last summer of us" is a story of fragile hope, of two souls who find each other again at the edge of ruin. It is a tale about the weight of silence, the cruelty of judgment, and the redemptive power of choosing love even when the world insists otherwise. For readers who believe the most unforgettable romances are those born not from perfection, but from survival, this is a novel of quiet devastation and hard-won tenderness.