Shane has spent years acting like he does not care.
School, rules, his future, his exhausted mum, none of it seems strong enough to pull him away from the wrong crowd, bad decisions, and the kind of trouble that keeps getting worse. But when one reckless night ends with police, bail money his mum cannot afford, and the look of heartbreak on her face, Shane’s life is ripped out from under him.
Sent away to live with an aunt he barely knows in a small beach town where everyone notices everything, Shane is furious, ashamed, and determined not to belong.
Then he meets Luca.
Soft-eyed, gentle, and far too kind for someone like him, Luca should be easy to avoid. Instead, Shane finds himself drawn to him after one impulsive act of protection changes everything between them. Luca sees something good in Shane, something Shane has spent years trying not to believe exists.
As summer unfolds in salt air, quiet beaches, and streets bright with tourist lights, Shane begins to imagine a different version of himself. One who stays. One who tries. One who might even deserve the way Luca looks at him.
But Shane’s past is not finished with him yet.
And when the life he left behind threatens the fragile hope he has found, Shane must decide whether to keep hiding from who he was or trust Luca with the truth.
Tender, emotional, and hopeful, The Boy at the Edge of Summer is a young adult MM romance about first love, second chances, and the terrifying possibility that becoming better does not mean becoming someone else.
