Ruby St. James is engaged to the absolute perfect guy for her. Between their vacation home in her rural hometown of Chatwick, Vermont, and their loft in Manhattan, they live a quiet, happy life full of books and music and academia. But one rainy night in Chatwick, a devastating accident under mysterious circumstances changes everything.

In seconds, she is thrust back into her childhood friend group yet again, only this time she’s not exactly welcomed with open arms. Especially not by the friends who were misrepresented in her novel – a fictionalization of the events from the last time she was home.

Meanwhile, Ruby and her childhood sweetheart, Murphy become re-intertwined as they navigate tragedy and the search for the child they gave up for adoption.

“The crew“ – Ruby, Ally, Murphy, and Emmett – is back with a fresh slue of drama, from affairs to mental health issues to life-changing injuries.