Melt with You

Eighteen-year-old Fallon hasn’t spoken to 19-year-old former best friend Chloe since their “disastrous hookup” the summer before Chloe left for college in California. When she returns to their Upstate New York home on break, Fallon, who’s still in love with Chloe, is desperate to avoid her, fearing potential humiliation. That proves impossible when the teens’ mothers task the girls with minding their co-owned ice cream truck business, Love at First Bite, while they meet potential investors in Dallas. Now Fallon must road trip alone with Chloe across the country to major food truck festivals. To make the journey as low-stress and amicable as possible, Fallon indulges Chloe’s plans to stop at various landmarks along the way. As the summer unfolds, tension runs high, and the girls are forced to confront their unresolved feelings and the myriad misunderstandings that led to their falling out. Dugan’s (Some Girls Do) unhurried friends-to-lovers tale effectively captures blossoming summer romance while serving as a reminder that “sometimes what seems like a mistake can turn out to be the most fun you’ve ever had.” Most characters cue as white. Ages 12–up. Agent: Sara Crowe, Pippin Properties. (May)