The series follows Isabel "Belly" Conkiss, a girl who spends every summer at a beach house in Cousins Beach with her mother, her brother, and the Fisher family—two brothers, Conrad and Jeremiah, who are her mother’s best friend’s sons. The love triangle between Belly, the brooding and intellectual Conrad, and the sunny, loyal Jeremiah became the gold standard for YA romantic tension.
Han attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied English and creative writing. After graduating, she moved to New York City to attend The New School, earning an MFA in Creative Writing. The transition from student to author was not instantaneous. She worked odd jobs—a nanny, a bookstore clerk—and wrote in her spare time, honing the voice that would eventually resonate with millions. Jenny Han