Love wasn't on the agenda-until one summer night changed everything.

Tawni Alexander is a compassionate educator who has spent the last year finding herself after a painful breakup. Between teaching summer school by day and chasing her dream of becoming a professional singer by night, she's finally choosing herself.

But when she runs into Rudolph "Rue" Edwards -a widowed single father and the man who once sat across from her in parent-teacher conferences-at a music festival, long-dormant embers spark into a flame neither of them saw coming.

Rue has worked tirelessly to build a fulfilling life for his son, burying his grief beneath routine and responsibility. But Tawni's warmth, wit, and welcoming presence stir up feelings he hasn't experienced in years. As their passion deepens, so do their questions: Does opening his heart mean releasing the woman he lost? Can Tawni find the courage to trust herself again after mistaking manipulation for love-and nearly losing herself in the process?

In a smoking-hot summer filled with colorful playlists, soul-searching, and second chances, they'll have to decide if it's time to press play on love again-especially with the past still lingering in the shadows.

Set against the backdrop of Cleveland's vibrant culture, Love in the Key of Summer is a swoony, heartfelt romance about healing, hope, and choosing love out loud. Healing doesn't mean forgetting-sometimes, love can bloom in the tender places grief leaves behind.