He’s hiding a secret that could ruin everything. She trusts him until it comes out. Will it be the end of love? Or can they learn to be honest with each other? Ella Harwood has the perfect life. Chef in a trendy seafood restaurant in Seattle. Family and friends close by. Single and loving it (and no, she’s not looking for love, thank you). So it’s a shock when she suddenly loses her job. Now how is she going to pay for her cute inner-city apartment? Her mother comes up with the perfect Ella can spend the summer caring for their grandmother’s rambling B & B in Cockleshell Bay so Gran can take a vacation. Cockleshell Bay? In the middle of nowhere? Ella has no intentions of doing any such thing. But she soon finds herself out of options and on her way to Cockleshell Bay. Things get off to a rocky start when the locals assume she’s part of some conspiracy amongst the rich and famous to buy up all the houses in the area, but she’s determined to stick it out, no matter what they think. It doesn’t help that she has a secretive guest who goes off each day to do - what? No one knows, and the rumors abound. When a storm comes, Ella finds herself forced to spend time with her reclusive but attractive neighbor, who also happens to be helpful around the house. As they spend time together, Ella gets to know Flynn better, but what about the rumors? Is Flynn the person everyone thinks he is? Will Ella be able to trust him when it counts? Or is he hiding a secret that could ruin everything? This clean and sweet beach romance novella guarantees a HEA and no cliffhangers. It belongs to the Summer At The Seaside series.