Idlewild

Synopsis

When Desiree Johnson receives an unexpected call from her brother, Ernest, Jr., about their father, she andher sixteen-year-old son, Tyree, pack up and rush to her family’s summer home in Idlewild. Desiree hasn’t beento Michigan in over seventeen years, but when her family calls, she feels she has no choice but to answer.Arriving in the beautiful town, Desiree quickly realizes that no matter how long she has stayed away, the placestill holds a special place in her heart. As the summer heats up, Desiree struggles to balance the joy of returning tothe community that shaped her childhood with the overwhelming memories of the love and pain she suffered the lastsummer she spent there.Tyson Rockwell is taken aback by Desiree’s return. Their relationship might have lasted only a few months eachsummer, but their connection was powerful. Tyson might have succumbed to family pressure and let Desiree go oncebefore, but now that she’s back, he vows it will not happen again. He needs to prove to Desiree that he never stoppedloving her. The problem is that Tyson is now married with children.Desiree’s siblings, Donna and Ernest, Jr., have their own share of childhood secrets and adult scandals. Donna isrecovering from addiction and convinced her sister’s return is all about their ailing father’s money. She wants to sendDesiree a message—go back where you came from or I’ll ruin you. Ernest, Jr. is determined to take his rightful placeas their father’s heir-apparent, and he’ll do whatever it takes to keep himself at the top, even if it means backstabbinghis siblings and making sure his father never recovers.As the summer heats up, Desiree finds herself in the midst of jealousy, piling secrets, and strong, unexpectedfeelings for another woman’s husband. Will she stand and face it all, or will she run like she did so many years ago?