by Marie Force
Part of Gansett Island, book 18
First published 2018
Finn McCarthy walks into the Curl Up and Dye Salon for a haircut and meets owner Chloe Dennis just as he prepares to leave Gansett Island forever. The youngest McCarthy cousin has spent nearly two years helping his boisterous family renovate the Wayfarer for its Memorial Day opening, but now he's ready to return to his mainland life. Chloe feels an instant attraction to Finn, though she's never noticed him before among the McCarthys. She starts running into him everywhere on the small island. Despite their obvious chemistry, Chloe pulls back from any relationship because she's dealing with life changing news. She especially won't get involved with someone planning to leave in two weeks. Finn can't understand his intense reaction to Chloe or why she refuses to explore what they might have together. When she makes clear nothing will happen between them, he decides to stick with his departure plans. The magnetic pull between them threatens to override all the logical reasons they should stay apart.
Genres: romance, contemporary, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Gansett Island
330 pages · Paperback · HTJB, Inc.