His last wish was their first chance to say the things they never could.
When We Were Fireflies is a powerful, standalone novel from Vic Dylan's Goodbye With Love series, perfect for readers who love a story that is both heartbreaking and hopeful.
A man with months to live.A woman with a decade of regret.And a list of memories that could either heal them or break them forever.Carson Hale is a ghost in his own life. After a family tragedy shattered his world eight years ago, he fled his past, his poetry, and the only woman he ever loved. Now, a terminal diagnosis has given him one final, terrifying deadline. He returns to the sleepy Ohio hometown he abandoned, not for forgiveness, but for an impossible request.
May Alcott has built a fortress around her heart. She’s spent years creating a quiet, orderly life in her small flower shop, a life where grief is neatly managed and love is a memory locked away. When her ex-husband, the man who disappeared when she needed him most, shows up on her doorstep, her first instinct is to turn him away.
But Carson has a list.
It’s a bucket list of their life. The best parts. From the disastrous first date that ended in a spilled milkshake to the last dance they ever shared. He wants to relive it all, and he needs her help to do it.
What begins as a tense, awkward journey into the past becomes something more. Every relived memory forces them to confront the ghosts they’ve ignored, the pain they’ve buried, and the love that never truly faded.
But as Carson's time runs out, they must decide what’s more painful: saying goodbye all over again, or never getting the chance to say it at all.
For fans of Jojo Moyes, Nicholas Sparks, and stories that will make you hold your loved ones a little tighter, this is a beautiful, unforgettable novel about second chances, forgiveness, and the timeless, stubborn defiance of love.
This is a complete, standalone novel with a guaranteed HEA (Happily Ever After) that will leave you breathless.
Genre: General Fiction
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