Callie Manalo writes everything down—lyrics, thoughts, poems, you name it. While writing usually gives her a way to understand the world around her, no amount of pen and paper can solve the mystery that’s haunted her: why her childhood best friend, Holden Montgomery, vanished from her life without an explanation five years ago. She’s ready to write a new chapter for herself, become the writer she’s always claimed she’d be, and break free from her anxiety. 

At eighteen years old, Holden Montgomery’s life has turned upside down enough times to write a memoir. Every song he hears, plays, or writes reminds him of Callie. He’s spent the last five years tirelessly trying to get in contact with her and explain why he disappeared.

But when Callie and Holden run into each other at their first party as students at Newbrook College, a reunion isn’t as easy as they both dreamed it would be. The years of happy memories, confusing feelings, and lost time come crashing down on them. Maybe rekindling their connection is exactly what they both need to find the artistic inspiration they’ve been craving, break through their writer’s block, and heal from their past. Muses can just be friends… right?