Summer Surprise

SHE'S SUNSHINE IN SHORTS. HE'S STORM CLOUDS IN A UNIFORM.

Olivia:
Everyone in Seaside knows me as the bubbly waitress who's always ready with a joke and a listening ear. With another music festival in the town's rearview, the tourists are leaving and I should be returning to my normal routine—the one where I pretend the ache in my heart doesn't exist. But this summer brings an unexpected surprise that turns my world upside down—one I can't face alone. The only person who can help? The town's deliciously brooding deputy sheriff who's been avoiding me like I'm a parking ticket he doesn't want to write. Too bad my heart races every time he walks into my bar.

Mark:
I wear my badge and follow the rules. It's simpler that way. Safer. Four months in Seaside should have been enough time to establish boundaries. Follow procedure. Keep to myself. It's worked with everyone except Olivia Barnett. She shines too bright, laughs too freely, and makes me want to break every rule I've ever made. I came to this coastal town for a fresh start, not to risk everything for a woman whose past is tangled with mine in ways she doesn't even realize. But when she needs me, saying no might be the one law I can't enforce.

When the past collides with the present, love becomes the only truth that matters.