It's 1959, and sixteen-year-old Joanie Caldwell is about to discover that coming home can change everything.Joanie remembers Eric Phillips as her older brother's handsome, hot-tempered friend—the boy who was always around but never really noticed her. But Joanie isn't a little girl anymore, and Eric is definitely noticing now.At nineteen, Eric has a reputation, a stubborn streak, and a battered heart he keeps carefully guarded. Joanie should know better than to fall for him. Eric should know better than to fall for his best friend's kid sister.Neither of them stands a chance.Between High School, bullies, gym class, stolen kisses, family complications, and one temperamental Cadillac, a friendship becomes a first love neither of them expected. But growing up means learning that love isn't always simple—and sometimes the people who matter most are the ones who can hurt you the deepest.Set against the nostalgic backdrop of 1959, Return to Love is a heartfelt coming-of-age romance about first love, family, friendship, and finding your way home.Some loves are never truly forgotten.