Life and love are always better at the beach… Natalie Richards is a business student/bartender who’s seen it all. Making ends meet by working at an upscale San Diego restaurant, Natalie’s shifts are spent slinging drinks to players who are all over one woman one night, and a different pretty face the next, leading her to give up on the ideas of love and commitment. Sportswriter Sean Cartwright is a man who’s been burned only once, but it was bad enough to leave a lasting mark. Still, he knows a good thing when he sees it, and he’s not about to back down from a challenge…or a captivating woman. Especially when she’s the only woman he wants in his bed. Natalie’s friends thought all she needed was a little luck. Turns out what she really needed was a man determined enough to break through her defenses so she could let him in. A mouthwatering alpha male who’s so much more than what he seems…and one who will do whatever it takes to keep his word.