Description

The beach cottage is the perfect summer escape until my high school sweetheart gets out of the shower and walks into my arms.

I had a plan. Retire from the military rent a beach cottage for the summer, build some beautiful memories with my daughter. I thought it'd be simple.

I was wrong.

Because my daughter seems to have turned into a moody teenager overnight, and I'm struggling to connect with her at all. Then there's the fact that the cottage was double booked.

By my high school sweetweart.

Saylor is my most treasured memory. The one that got away.

Until now.

All my plans are ruined, because being in forced proximity to the woman who might've been the love of my life is torture. The most beautiful, sexy torture I've ever endured.

But Saylor's life is across the state. My life is one big question mark. My gut's telling me I should walk away.

My heart on the other hand…well, that's telling an entirely different story…

Now she's a daily temptation… and possibly the biggest complication of all.

A steamy small-town beach single dad military second chance romance featuring forced proximity, a double-booked cottage, and reunited high school sweethearts, this story blends grumpy protector energy with the one-that-got-away trope. Expect emotional slow burn, co-parenting struggles, healing old heartbreak, moody teen dynamics, and a swoony veteran hero torn between duty and the woman his heart never forgot.