Globetrotting photojournalist Gage Lowell spent carefree childhood summers in Crescent Cove. Now he desperately needs some R&R, he books a vacation at Beach House No. 9 -- ready to soak up some sun and surprise old friend and property manager Skye Alexander. Their long-distance letters got him through a dangerous time he can't otherwise talk about. But when he arrives, the tightly-wound beauty isn't exactly happy to see him. Skye knows any red-blooded woman would be thrilled to spend time with gorgeous, sexy Gage. But she harbors secrets of her own, including that she just might be a little in love with him. And she's convinced that the restless wanderer won't stay long enough for her to dare share her past -- or dream of a future together.