by Abbi Glines
Part of Rosemary Beach, book 1
First published 2014
Blaire Wynn drives her pickup truck into the wealthy resort town of Rosemary Beach with a pistol under her seat and nowhere else to go. Her mother's death left her with crushing medical bills and no way to save their Alabama farmhouse. She expects to live with her father and his new family, but he has fled to Paris, leaving her alone with Rush Finlay, her new stepbrother. Rush is the gorgeous, spoiled son of a famous rock star who treats Blaire with open contempt. She plans to keep her head down and survive the summer, but Rush gets under her skin at every turn. As the weeks pass, Blaire glimpses another side of Rush beneath his cynical exterior. The attraction between them grows stronger, but Rush harbors a devastating secret that could shatter everything Blaire believes about her world.
Genres: romance, young-adult, contemporary-romance, new-adult
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Alabama, Paris, Rosemary Beach
Period: contemporary
223 pages · Paperback · Atria Books
Content warnings: emotional-abuse