In the elite world of Outer Banks, 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧, the perfect 𝐊𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬, has always kept her distance from 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧, her brother Topper's best friend. Known each other since childhood, they've never quite seen eye to eye-Jessica finds Rafe infuriating, and he's never gone easy on her, either.
But as time passes, their constant clashes evolve into unexpected moments of connection, and what started as rivalry begins to feel like something more. Drawn together despite their differences, Jessica and Rafe find themselves in a surprising 𝓇ℴ𝓂𝒶𝓃𝒸ℯ that changes everything they thought they knew about each other.