The Season Series by Haley Tracey

Some people warn you before they break your heart. Others warn you before they give you theirs. Daisy Winthrop has spent years avoiding Jackson Sinclair—her brother's best friend, a boy with scarred knuckles and eyes that hold too many secrets. But some things are impossible to outrun. Set against a world of old money and cold mansions, Just a Season is a story about the walls we build, the people who make us want to tear them down, and the terrifying, beautiful risk of letting someone in.

Wilder Winthrop and Lucy Sun once had the kind of love that felt unbreakable—until it broke. Now they exist in the same world, the same friend group, pretending the past doesn't still haunt them. Lucy has built walls around her heart, channeling everything into her ballet teaching. Wilder joined his father's company and buried himself in a life he never wanted... moreWilder Winthrop and Lucy Sun once had the kind of love that felt unbreakable—until it broke. Now they exist in the same world, the same friend group, pretending the past doesn't still haunt them. Lucy has built walls around her heart, channeling everything into her ballet teaching. Wilder joined his father's company and buried himself in a life he never wanted. When Daisy and Jackson's engagement forces them back into close proximity, old feelings surface, and unfinished conversations demand to be had. This is a story about second chances, forgiveness, and whether two people can find their way back to each other after everything that went wrong. less

Ruby Sinclair doesn't do serious. She does wine nights and reckless plans and keeping everyone she loves safely at arm's length — everyone except Nixon Blackwood, who has been impossible to keep at arm's length for as long as she can remember. Nixon lives at a hundred miles an hour. He races because it's the only place his grief goes quiet, and he has wanted Ruby for years — patient, persistent, annoyingly sure of himself about all of it. He just needs her to stop pretending she isn't sure too... moreRuby Sinclair doesn't do serious. She does wine nights and reckless plans and keeping everyone she loves safely at arm's length — everyone except Nixon Blackwood, who has been impossible to keep at arm's length for as long as she can remember. Nixon lives at a hundred miles an hour. He races because it's the only place his grief goes quiet, and he has wanted Ruby for years — patient, persistent, annoyingly sure of himself about all of it. He just needs her to stop pretending she isn't sure too. The problem with finally saying yes to the person you've been half in love with for years? You can't pretend it's casual once you've let him see everything. Some risks feel reckless right up until they feel like home. less

Isabelle Vendermeer has always been unshakeable—until eight months ago, when a single decision changed everything. Now she hides behind the only thing she can still control: the reins of a horse as reckless as she is becoming. Augustus Kensington wraps his hands before every boxing session, even when he is not sparring. It is meditative, he tells himself... moreIsabelle Vendermeer has always been unshakeable—until eight months ago, when a single decision changed everything. Now she hides behind the only thing she can still control: the reins of a horse as reckless as she is becoming. Augustus Kensington wraps his hands before every boxing session, even when he is not sparring. It is meditative, he tells himself. But the truth runs deeper—rooted in a tragedy he cannot forgive himself for—and it is the reason he will not let himself reach for the one person he can’t stop thinking about. Camilla Thornton can spin any crisis into a success story—except the one tearing her family apart. She throws herself into everyone else's drama because facing her own feels impossible. Then she meets someone who refuses to let her hide, and suddenly she does not know whether she wants to walk away or stay forever. Noah Caldwell has his entire future mapped out: the business, the merger, the perfectly suitable marriage to a woman he doesn’t love. It should be simple. It was simple—until someone loud, passionate, and completely wrong for him made him wonder if he’s been living in a cage all along. Four people trying to hold themselves together. One California summer where everything unravels. And the discovery that sometimes falling apart is the only way to find where you truly belong. less