Summer Friends is a coming of age story set in St. Louis. Over the course of a summer, secrets that were kept in the dark finally come to the light. After longtime friends, Chance and Gabriella start dating, their inner circles are forced to deal with each other and their respective histories. One secret in particular causes their whole summer to be drastically changed. The story focuses on how to handle outgrowing friends, and what it means to support one another. Summer Friends talks heavily about sexual assault and the effects it can have on everyone involved.