Missed You the First Time

By Julia Carpenter

At 25, Dani Galler just gave up everything-an apartment she loved, a job she liked, and a long-distance boyfriend she wasted years planning to marry. Starting over means figuring out her next career move, finding a new place to live, and maybe, fingers crossed, falling in love again.

What she's not looking for is pity-especially from Jake Litman, her doughy, bespectacled childhood friend from Jewish summer camp. Back then, he followed her everywhere, eager for her advice and friendship. Now, a decade later, he's reappeared, transformed into a Greek god of a man with a penthouse overlooking Lake Michigan and a girlfriend who makes Zendaya look just okay.

Desperate to reclaim the confidence of her camp days, Dani obsesses over tracking down a teen magazine article she's convinced launched her pubescent glow-up. If she can rediscover that spark she may avoid her worst-case scenario: moving home to live with her parents and work for her suddenly successful brother.

As Dani and Jake revisit shared memories, and their connection intensifies, Dani starts to wonder if the life she's chasing isn't about rediscovering who she was-but embracing who she may become.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G3LYMRKH
• ISBN13: 9798993444208
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Well Written Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"