by Abbi Glines
Part of Rosemary Beach, book 5
First published 2013
Della Sloane wants to escape her sheltered past and the painful memories of her mother's death. She sets out on a solo road trip to discover life beyond her protected world. In the small beach town of Rosemary, she finds herself unable to pump gas until Woods Kerrington appears to help. Woods comes from a wealthy family that expects him to marry someone from their social circle, but he finds himself drawn to this free-spirited girl just passing through. What starts as a brief encounter becomes something neither can forget. Months later, fate brings Della back to Woods, but both carry complications that make a relationship dangerous. Woods refuses to let Della disappear from his life again, even though being together could destroy them both.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, new-adult, new-adult-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Rosemary
256 pages · Kindle Edition · Atria Books