" 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎𝒷𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝓈𝒶𝒾𝒹 𝓎𝑜𝓊'𝓇𝑒 𝒶 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓇, 𝒷𝓊𝓉 𝐼 𝒸𝑜𝓊𝓁𝒹𝓃'𝓉 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓅 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝒶𝓎 𝐼 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝒻𝑒𝑒𝓁𝒾𝓃'" - After her father's sudden death, Valencia Carter, a New Yorker now living in the Outer Banks, finds herself tangled up with Rafe Cameron-a local with a dark reputation and a need for her help. Despite his troubled past and screwing with her, Rafe offers her an escape from her grief, and the two grow closer, bound by loss and an undeniable connection. But as Valencia gets drawn deeper into Rafe's risky world, she realizes his secrets run far deeper than she imagined. Now, she must decide if she's willing to risk everything for a chance at redemption-and love-in the unlikeliest place.