Have you ever wondered …

If I had listened to my heart, would I have forgotten my dreams so easily?

For fans of Lucy Score's Things We Never Got Over and Beth O'Leary's The Road Trip.

Lena is coasting. Ignoring. Avoiding a life she feels too guilty to live—until, thirteen months after a fateful phone call, she is forced from her hiding place in Oregon to drive a vintage Volkswagen van back to its rightful owners in Florida. As Lena grapples with grief, unexpected engine troubles, and a broken ankle, a stranger comes to the rescue. Lena is left with no choice. Someone else has to drive the van to Florida. But not without her.

Palmer is often the first to help and always has a plan. But when he discovers the family’s furniture business has declared bankruptcy, his perfectly crafted future shatters in front of him. Angry at his father and frustrated by his uncertain career, Palmer makes a new plan to leave the state. Fortunately for him, a fascinating woman he’s met needs a driver to take her and her van to Florida—a perfect opportunity to leave town and scout for reclaimed wood. 

What follows for Lena and Palmer is a winding journey of self-discovery, as life breaks open and all that's left is their dreams.

Dream for a Second is a contemporary fiction novel about the difficulty of healing, the intimidating possibilities of change, the fear of letting go, and, ultimately, the path toward one’s unrealized dreams.

Have you ever wondered …

If I had met this person as who I am now, instead of who I was then, would it have changed anything?

For fans of Sally Rooney and Hazel Hayes.

Two people. Ten years. One winding love story.

Time, for Jolie, is the worst. It moves too slowly when she needs it to speed up; too fast when she wishes she could just bring everything to a halt. But for her and Jace, timing is everything. And they can’t seem to get it right.

Time, for Jace, is simple. The plan is obvious and the outcome is inevitable: earn a degree, get a job, make a life. All in due time. But for him and Jolie, timing is complicated. And they have a habit of falling out of sync.

As they navigate the tides of their relationship amid the uncertainties of life after graduation, Jolie and Jace enter a decade-long cycle of passion, heartbreak, bad timing, and, ultimately, self-discovery. All in pursuit of an answer to the inescapable question: Will time, for once, ever be on their side? 

Time for Once is an adult coming-of-age story about love, acceptance, and the mistakes we all make in the messy but crucial process of growth.