Suddenly broke, betrayed, and humiliated, Margaux has nowhere else to turn but home: the small coastal town of Crescent Cove, where she once knew love, joy, and family before she put them behind her on the climb to fame. When she's stopped for speeding by local police chief Nick Prescott, Margaux barely remembers the boy who worshiped her from afar every summer. But Nick is all grown up now, a college professor who gave up his career to care for his orphaned nephew, Connor. Though still vulnerable, Margaux is soon rediscovering the beauty of the shore through young Connor's eyes . . . and, thanks to Nick, finding a forgotten place in her heart that wants to love again.