Eighteen years ago, Jules G. Smith's life took a strange turn during a vacation in Italy. He didn't know then that the encounter he had on the sandy beach in Jesolo would leave a lasting mark on him, and that it would be a girl he didn't know who, deep down, would save him. This book is a true story about coming to terms with the past and the inner journey that led from childhood hardships to the shores of Lake Wörth. Does a person sometimes really have to die a little on the inside in order to be reborn as a new person? Will Jules finally muster the courage to go back to where it all began and find out what remains of that long-ago promise after all these years? You'll find out in this novel full of twists and turns, romance, and profound reflections.