Single author Alexandra Prentiss buys her dream house, Treasure by the Sea, in the Outer Banks and decides to rent out rooms to help with her mortgage. When on of her guests turn out to be an attractive gentleman, Alexandra thinks maybe her luck has turned, if only she cancurb her prickly nature long enough to show him her softer side.
Drake Nelson, a widowed, retired Navy captain, is dragged down to OBX by his surfer son with the promise of a week relaxing on the beach. He's immediately attracted to Alexandra, but when she runs hot and cold, confusing the daylights out of him, he's ready to throw in the towel on the hopes of any kind of relationship with her.
But when Alexandra falls prey to a madman in search of real treasure, Drake races to her recuse. Will he be able to save the fearless woman he's come to love?