An Optimist’s Guide to Heartbreak by Jennifer Hartmann is the first half of the , an emotional, grumpy-sunshine romance about childhood friends reuniting under the shadow of a tragic past. 📖 The Core Story
Cal is the "overcast sky" to Lucy’s "sun".
Lucy and Cal were childhood neighbors and inseparable friends until a tragedy involving Emma forced the Bishops to move away.
They work together at Cal's auto shop and briefly live together after Lucy's house floods.