The Backtrack

Nearly twenty years after leaving her small hometown of Tybee Island, Sam Leto is drawn back to her family home, where a mysterious, nostalgic CD player reveals an alternate version of her life through song and memories. As she revisits her past, she begins to question the choices she made and the possibility of different outcomes, all set against a backdrop of millennial nostalgia and magical realism. With themes of second chances, friendship, and what-ifs, the story invites readers into a heartfelt exploration of love and regret in a beachy small-town setting.