When Hartley was seventeen she legally “divorced” her parents’, escaping the abusive home life that was leading her down the dark path of depression and suicide. Trying to heal and let go of her past, she leaves her hometown of Lanesboro, Minnesota and moves to Arden, South Carolina, to live with her aunt August for a fresh start at her new life. When her old foster family who are like the grandparents she never had surprise her with news that they’ve moved to Endings, South Carolina, she feels it’s the perfect time to experience her first road trip to the ocean. She meets a mysterious yet charming Milo, who lives in the Happy Ending’s Resort trailer park near her ex foster parents’. For the first time in her life she lets go of the pain of her past and allows herself to truly live and experience a summer full of adventure—finally feeling like a normal, wild, and carefree teenager she used to dream about being. It’s going to be a summer she’ll not soon forget with memories that’ll last her a lifetime.