"You know I'd do anything for you." His voice was barely a whisper, mumbled into the crook of her neck as his hands danced up her back, sending tiny jolts of electricity through her skin with every touch. "I know. That's what I'm afraid of." Falling in love with her brother's best friend was not on Ellie Thornton's summer bucket list. After returning to the Outer Banks from a year abroad, Ellie is ready to spend her summer with her brother and their friends. But when she returns to a broken friend group, she realises that the Outer Banks she returned to was not the same one she left. Her friends are hiding secrets, and she finds herself drawn to her brother's best friend, the mysterious and troubled Rafe Cameron. Caught up in more drama than she bargained for, Ellie must figure out who she can trust, and whether the people she loves the most are the ones who will break her. After all, there's a fine line between love and hate.