Nina returns to her lakeside hometown to run her family’s inn for the summer and finds everything she thought she’d left behind waiting at the dock. Ethan, the restless, golden-boy photographer who once dated her best friend, Caitlyn, checks in, and old sparks refuse to stay buried. As Nina and Ethan grow closer, buried jealousies and a violent secret about the lake surface, forcing Nina to choose between loyalty, truth, and the life she wants. Tender, taut, and emotionally charged, The One I Shouldn’t Want is a second-chance romance about risk, forgiveness, and finally choosing yourself.
Celeste Hana is a writer, content strategist, and certified survivor of the modern corporate grind. With over a decade of experience in soul-sucking offices, endless Zoom calls, and middle-management chaos, she’s seen it all and lived to write about it.
She’s worked across industries from tech to publishing, often as the youngest (and most quietly frustrated) person in the room. Celeste has questioned why we’re told to smile through burnout, pretend to love our commutes, and bond over awkward team-building. This book is her way of saying: you’re not the problem, the system is.View all by Quinn Reid
