Publisher's Synopsis
On a quiet Christmas Eve in La Jolla, recently single and reflecting by the fire, Jeff Vetch falls asleep beneath the glow of his Christmas tree-only to be transported into a dreamlike journey back to 1960, when a chance childhood encounter at Paramount Studios forever changed his life. What begins as a nostalgic reverie soon becomes a deeply emotional return to a moment of innocence, kindness, and connection that would echo across the decades.
Returning to Melrose is a sweeping, heartwarming novel of memory, fate, and rediscovery. When James Golden-once a boyish assistant "best boy" on the Paramount lot-unexpectedly appears at Jeff's door as a grown man on Christmas morning, the boundaries between past and present begin to blur. Their reunion is no coincidence, but a cosmic reckoning with a shared history Jeff had long buried beneath time and distance.
From heartfelt encounters with Hollywood legends to an unforgettable act of kindness toward a man down on his luck, Jeff's journey through a golden Los Angeles is rendered with grace, wit, and radiant detail. At its heart, the novel is a testament to the enduring power of childhood ideals, the redemptive magic of human connection, and the kind of love that may take a lifetime to find-but is always worth the wait.
Blending memoir and myth, glamour and intimacy, Returning to Melrose is a love story for anyone who has ever longed for a second chance, believed in serendipity, or dared to dream that the most important people in our lives never truly leave us-they find their way back, when we need them most.
