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In the Wake of Dreams
Paperback
RomanceGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher Price: $12.99
Publisher: Analog Stories
Published: Apr 3 2026
Pages: 148
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.34 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
What else could I do to settle my turbulent feelings for Jay and Lily, in the wake of their star-crossed dreams, but write it all down?
After a friend's mother dies, one last party is thrown to celebrate the house so pregnant with meaning and memories, and all the high school friends are invited. The party is the perfect catalyst for Nick to reconnect with Jay, his beloved best friend, and Lily, Jay's adored ex-girlfriend from a bygone era. But with Lily's tearing up at the first mention of her husband, and married Jay's wondering if Lily will come alone, Nick is left with an uneasy feeling he can't understand.
On the night of the party, Nick is teased about a rumored fling he once had, and this ignites a flurry of passions within Lily, who seems prepared and yearning for something.
Enter Jay, at last, who's greeted at the party like Julius Caesar returning to Rome.
As they become ensnared in requited nostalgia, Jay and Lily flirt with the chance to relive an old love on the sly-but how far are they willing to go to chase that chance? And what will Nick do with the secrets he catches among the scant disco lighting and smokey air of that house party?
Come join the party with Nick, Jay, and Lily through this ironic and literary romance, one so full of lust and longing and that dizzying drunkenness of nostalgia.
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