Against the Tide

She came back to repair a cottage, not fall for the one man who could make her stay.

Frankie Lane returns to Harbor Pointe with a plan: repair the storm-damaged cottage her grandmother left behind, sell it, and get back to New York before this temporary detour starts to feel like a life she might actually want.

Then she runs straight into Jack Mercer.

Steady, guarded, and carrying more responsibility than anyone should, Jack has spent years holding his family's marine yard, and half the town, together. He has no interest in anything temporary, especially not a woman who is already counting the days until she leaves. Frankie is sharp, ambitious, and impossible to ignore, exactly the kind of complication he has no business wanting. But Harbor Pointe has a way of getting under your skin, and the longer she stays, the harder it becomes to deny the pull between them.

As Frankie is drawn deeper into the rhythms of the town, the cottage, and the business she never meant to care about, the future she thought she wanted begins to shift. What was meant to be a short visit starts to feel dangerously like belonging. And as the chemistry between her and Jack turns into something impossible to walk away from, she is forced to face the question she has spent months trying to outrun:

Is she fighting for the life she truly wants, or just trying to prove she never lost it?

Set on the windswept coast of North Carolina, Against the Tide is an emotional, slow-burn small-town romance about rebuilding, belonging, second chances, and choosing love without losing yourself. Filled with longing, tension, sharp chemistry, and a deeply satisfying happily-ever-after, it is perfect for readers who love coastal romance, protective heroes, ambitious heroines, family tension, and love stories rooted in healing, home, and hard-won hope.

Perfect for readers who love:

• small-town romance
• slow-burn tension
• coastal settings
• second chances
• protective, guarded heroes
• ambitious heroines
• emotional romance with heat
• forced proximity vibes
• found belonging
• deeply satisfying happily-ever-afters

A heartfelt, chemistry-filled romance about coming home, letting go, and risking everything for the life you truly want.