by Marie Force
Part of Gansett Island, book 25
First published 2024
McKenzie Martin barely survives Hurricane Ethel with her son Jax when their inherited cottage collapses on Gansett Island. Police Chief Blaine Taylor rescues them, but it's Duke Sullivan who changes everything. Duke salvages belongings from McKenzie's destroyed home and offers her his garage apartment. The tattooed islander thinks he's too rough for Rosemary's granddaughter, but McKenzie sees something different. She calls him a unicorn for his rare combination of strength and kindness. Duke is nine years older and covered in tattoos, yet McKenzie finds herself drawn to him after too many disappointments with selfish men like Jax's father. Her new lawyer Kendall James will handle that problem. As their friendship deepens into something more, the island community searches for two missing men connected to longtime residents. Everyone processes their close calls from the storm while working together to rebuild their home. The book includes a wedding story featuring two island favorites.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Gansett Island
Period: Contemporary
373 pages · Kindle Edition · HTJB, Inc.