Jill Marshall thought she had it all: a skyrocketing career, an exciting life in Portland, and a tight-knit group of friends. But when she’s summoned back to her sunny Southern California hometown for her parents’ retirement party, she’s forced to confront everything she left behind a decade ago, including her ex-husband and his new family.

Jill expects an awkward week home, but she doesn’t expect to be blindsided by how much she misses the laid-back beach town of her childhood. Even more surprising is her connection with Burke Andrews, another of her twin brother’s best friends who used to be the quintessential brooding surfer. Now he might be exactly what Jill needs . . . except Burke’s complicated life is a chaotic rip current threatening to pull her back in.

As the week unfolds, Jill is pulled between her past and her present, her feelings for Burke and her hard-won independence. Can she reconnect with her roots without destroying the life she worked so hard to build?

That One Time in California is a kisses-only romance and the third book in Ella Beachley’s That One Time series. It can be read as a stand-alone, but it is best enjoyed in order.

Content Warning: While this is a sweet romance, there are themes of miscarriage and infertility and autism awareness.