Four Summers

A week before I left for Vassar, Dad told me Nancy was moving in. For the first time in maybe forever, I think my dad was really happy.

Every day, I still think about the first time I saw Nate. About walking out of cabin 3B, and having my first moment. Just like I knew I wouldn’t, I haven’t forgotten it. I relive it every time I see him.

The End

My first thanks always has to go to my family. My husband and two beautiful little girls deal with my obsessiveness when it comes to my writing. To my delayed responses and those days that I just can’t pull my brain away from my characters. I am so lucky they deal with me.

Wendy Higgins for always, always being there. Jolene for the quick read and those two really awesome things you caught that I totally missed! Also thanks to Heather for reading and for your enthusiasm over one of my favorite parts of this story.

To my readers. I can do this because of YOU. Your support, excitement, reviews, tweets and messages never cease to brighten my day. Every day I am thankful for all that you do for me.

From a very young age, Nyrae Dawn dreamed of growing up and writing stories. It always felt as if publication were out of her grasp—one of those things that could never happen, so she put her dream on hold.

Nyrae worked in a hospital emergency room, fell in love, and married one of her best friends from high school. In 2004 Nyrae, her husband, and their new baby girl made a move from Oregon to Southern California and that’s when everything changed. As a stay-at-home mom for the first time, her passion for writing flared to life again.

She hasn’t stopped writing ever since.

Nyrae has a love of character-driven stories and emotional journeys. She feels honored to be able to explore those things on a daily basis and get to call it work.

With two incredible daughters, an awesome husband and her days spent writing what she loves, Nyrae considers herself the luckiest girl in the world. She still resides in su

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