I arrive in Sandcastle Cove expecting peace and quiet—just a few weeks of house-sitting for Aunt Ida while she dotes on her new grandbaby. But then I meet Brew—a tall, tempting, and dangerously charming local bartender with a slow smile and hands that know exactly how to make a woman unravel. My plans change completely. Our chemistry is instant, electric, and impossible to ignore. One taste of him has me lost in late nights, tangled sheets, and a heat that has nothing to do with the coastal sun. However, Brew is hiding something—something that doesn’t quite fit with the quiet life he pretends to lead. Now, I’m falling hard for a man who might be everything I never knew I needed. One who has me reconsidering everything about my life in Balsam Ridge. But if he won’t let me in, how can I trust him with my heart?