In the highly anticipated final installment of the Oakwood Bay series—“packed with sizzling tension, heat, and sweet, swoon-worthy moments” (Peyton Corinne, USA TODAY bestselling author)—childhood best friends Parker and Summer agree to matchmake each other, to disastrous results, all while fighting the fact that they’ve been each other’s soulmate all along.

Summer Prescott and Parker Woods have been best friends since they were three years old. Now thirty, neither of them feels like they have a good handle on adulthood. While their friends are coupled up and thriving, they’re struggling through career crises and disastrous dates, and frequenting the same old bars and surf spots they’ve been going to for years—until, on a whim, Summer decides to hand over her love life to Parker. After all, who better to help find her soulmate than the person who knows her best?

But when the date Parker introduces her to goes from husband material to dead end in one publicly humiliating swoop, Summer is so devastated that she breaks up with both men. And she decides to embrace a fresh start away from home by entering a surf competition that’ll have her chasing waves around the world.

Parker soon realizes the troubling truth—he’s spent nearly thirty years by Summer’s side and has only just realized that he’s in love with her. Now he’s on a mission to win back not just her trust but her heart, before she slips away for good.

About The Author

Ellie K Wilde

Ellie K. Wilde dreams up love stories with a lot of heart and the kind of spice that makes your knees shake. She writes male leads with big personalities and sweet, cinnamon roll insides, and women who discover they’re just as tough as they wish they were. Happily-ever-afters only. Visit EllieKWilde.com and follow her on Instagram and TikTok @EllieKWildeAuthor.

Product Details

Publisher: Atria Books (February 17, 2026)
Length: 400 pages
ISBN13: 9781668093863

Raves and Reviews

“If Only You Knew is an absolute delight! Honest, relatable, and full of delicious yearning, Parker and Summer’s journey from childhood best friends to forever grabbed my heart and didn’t let go until the last page.”

– Grace Reilly, USA Today bestselling author of Wicked Serve

“Ellie K. Wilde’s writing is a breath of fresh air in the romance world! If Only You Knew is the perfect balance of humor, heat, sweetness, and depth. Wilde beautifully guides Summer and Parker from a delightful friendship to a soulmate-level love, and readers will be rooting for them the entire way! This is a must-read for friends-to-lovers fans!”

– Jillian Meadows, author of Give Me Butterflies

“Marvelous! If You Only Knew is brimming with tension, sharp writing, and irresistible charm. Ellie K. Wilde has crafted a friends-to-lovers romance that is as captivating as it is unforgettable.”

– Kandi Steiner, USA Today bestselling author

“Spicy, witty, and deeply empathetic, If Only You Knew is the friends-to-lovers rom-com of my dreams. Ellie K. Wilde’s blend of yearning, self-empowerment, and HEAT is like catching the perfect wave—I literally could not stop reading this book until it was midnight and I’d reached the last page.”

– Madge Maril, author of Slipstream