Dreaming of Provence by Jennifer Skully

Julia Bellerman thought she was done waiting. A trip to the lavender fields of Provence was supposed to be the end of it. The goodbye she never got. The closure she finally chose for herself. Then Ryder shows up. Her closest friend. Her first great love. The one she’s never fully stopped wanting. They’ve held the line for years. Kept things clean. Kept things safe. Buried what they used to be under something that almost feels like friendship. But Provence strips all of that away. Late nights. Warm wine. Too much honesty. Every look lingers. Every touch lands where it shouldn’t. The feelings aren’t gone. They never were. But going back means risking the one person she can’t afford to lose. And this time, if they get it wrong, there may be no way back. Will they finally choose each other, or spend the rest of their lives wondering?