Wren Summertime…and the living’s easy—at least, that’s what they say. Me? I should be roadtripping with my best friend, living my best life while I count down the days to my freshman year of college. Instead, I’m broke as a joke and selling ice cream on the Santa Cruz Boardwalk for the millionth year in a row. Did I mention I also randomly found my dad online? The dad I’ve never met? But then, one day, the most gorgeous guy I have ever seen shows up on the boardwalk like an oasis in the freaking desert. And I realize that I'm desperately thirsty. Luca Living two lives is exhausting. I’d rather just stay in Santa Cruz, going to school and surfing with my friends, but dear old dad keeps dragging me back to Brazil, insisting I learn the family business. I’ve gone along with it for years, but I’m starting to feel the edges fray. Something’s gotta give. But then I meet the perfect girl. The girl who gets me, and gives me a real reason to stay. Sooner or later, I’m going to have to give something up, and when the house of cards that's been built for me finally comes crashing down, she’s the one thing I refuse to lose.

Skye Arroyo will do anything for her family… When her father is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Skye leaves her dream life at UC Santa Cruz and returns to the island of St. Croix to help her mother and sister run The Frangipani, their family hotel. Months later, overwhelmed by grief and unable to move on, Skye finds herself clinging to a sense of duty…even if that means letting go of all the things her heart truly wants. Xavier Grant doesn’t mind mixing business with pleasure… As a successful associate at his grandfather’s private equity firm in Atlanta, Xavier is used to going after—and getting—what he wants. His sister’s destination wedding in the Caribbean provides the perfect opportunity to scout a few properties, including the cozy beach hotel serving as venue. What he doesn’t expect is the fiery young woman at the front desk, who’s as protective of her heart as she is of her hotel. Can Skye open up to all of the possibilities life is suddenly throwing at her? And can Xavier prove to her that in a world of acquisitions she’s what he wants most? That what they have is the real deal?