First published 2013
Carrie Wallington steps into her first college party, finally escaped from her father's control. She meets Finn Coram, a Marine who surfs at night and breaks every rule she was taught to follow. Their attraction pulls them together even as Finn pushes her away. Carrie knows what she wants now that she can choose for herself. She chooses Finn. But Finn follows orders above all else. His job depends on it. This assignment seemed straightforward until Carrie complicated everything. She represents a line he should never cross, yet he moves closer to that breaking point with every encounter. Finn lives a lie that grows heavier each day. He knows the truth would destroy everything he has built, but staying silent means betraying the woman who changed his world. Two people fight the rules that govern their lives while wrestling with desires that could cost them everything they thought they wanted.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, new-adult, military-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: College
Period: 21st-century
214 pages · Paperback · EverAfter Romance
Content warnings: explicit-sexual-content