Their last summer on the beach.
"It's just been us two and Dan, our boss as lifeguards for the past 4 years. Nate and I have been "protecting" Nova beach since eighth grade, and god knows how long Dan's been here. This summer is the last we'll be here as lifeguards, and man am I excited."
One really tight swimsuit.
"'Gimme a sec, this damn swimsuit shrunk AGAIN.' 'Well then let me buy you a new one.' He's been assisting upon that for three summers straight, but I've never been good at letting people spend money on me, so I comeback with my usual response. 'Over my naked body.' 'We won't be waiting long then.'"
One really jealous friend.
"'I'm Luke.' For the first time, I get a good look at him. He stands about 6'4, with a tan and well defined body. My eyes flick up his muscled chest and trace Luke's chiseled jaw line up to his high cheekbones, across his dimples, and up to his tousled brownish blondish hair before meeting his stormy gray eyes. Nate looks at him once, then looks at me and notices me checking Luke out. He clears his throat, the slightest bit of jealousy evident in his eyes."
And one ESPECIALLY hot new guy.
"We step into the lifeguard tower crammed with 20 people. 10 muscled, tan, beach jocks, and 10 fake titted, ultra skinny, fake blonde chicks who look like they'd scream at a minoe. And guess what, we had to choose on out of the twenty to be our new addition to the team."
Marcus Thorne wears several masks in his life-playing retired pirate, Captain Hawk, is his favorite, but if his secret is discovered, he could die. Captivated by his enemy's daughter, Marcus kidnaps her, but in turn, she captures his heart... until he discovers Isabelle is one of Napoleon's spies with the power to endanger his life and the lives of his friends.
After her release, Isabelle can't stop thinking about her masked abductor and how he'd stolen her heart before ridding her of his presence. Betrothed to a man who strangely reminds her of the man whose kisses set her ablaze, she marries him, only to discover he's not who he seemed to be and is withholding secrets. But then, so is she.
Content warning: This story contains a mild amount of violence and kidnapping... along with plenty of falling in love.