Words in Deep Blue

Years ago, Rachel had a crush on her best friend Henry. The day before she moved away, she left a love letter between the pages of their favorite book in his family bookshop. She waited. But Henry spent Rachel's last night in town with Amy Smoker, and after that, their friendship fell apart. Now, Rachel has returned to live with her aunt and work at the bookshop. Not much has changed: Henry is the same literature-loving, slightly infuriating, still-dating-the-wrong-girl guy. But everything about Rachel is different. Her brother is dead after a terrible accident, and she can't bring herself to face it. She can't even tell anyone he's gone. She's failed her senior year, and turned her back on the sea, her one passion--and the thing that stole her brother from her. As Rachel and Henry work side by side--surrounded by books, watching love stories unfold, exchanging notes between the pages--they find hope in each other. Life may be uncontrollable, even unbearable. But maybe words, and love, and second chances are enough.