Julia and Romano - by Eric Walters (Paperback)

About the Book

Cody's the first person to make new girl Jules feel welcome in Campbell River, a small coastal community where everyone knows everyone, but can they really build a relationship amid their parents' legal dispute over a controversial logging operation, locking them on opposite sides of an issue that's dividing the town in two?

Book Synopsis

Her mom moved them across the country for a fresh start on life after the divorce, but sixteen-year-old Julia Anderson sure feels like her life is over. Campbell River, the small coastal town known as the Salmon Capital of the World, is a world away from the big city, the friends, and the boyfriend Jules left behind.

Then Jules meets Cody, a cute and charming guy who soon becomes a friend, then something more. Their budding romance becomes complicated, however, once Jules learns that Cody's family, the Romanos, owns a lumber mill that's locked in a legal battle against the environmental agency Jules's mom leads -- an issue that's divided the community in half.

Hiding secret dates from parents and small-town gossips, Jules and Cody strive to navigate -- or even deescalate -- the mounting tension between their families, lest their relationship ends before they can find out how far it could go.