Fifteen-year-old Grace Kennington has always been the obedient, innocent girl in her wealthy island community-polished, kind, and loyal to her tight-knit circle of friends. But everything changes the summer Ryan, Scarlette's older brother and the untouchable king of the island, returns from college. Reckless, magnetic, and dangerously charming, Ryan draws Grace into a world she's never known-filled with secrets, manipulations, and emotions that are far too intense for someone her age.
As their bond grows, so does the tension, the misunderstandings, and the unspoken rules of attraction. Grace finds herself torn between loyalty and desire, innocence and curiosity, friendship and a crush that could destroy everything she thought she knew. In a summer defined by temptation and heartache, Grace will discover that love isn't always sweet-and sometimes, it's painfully, irreversibly sour.
It had always been the three of us, and then it was the two of us-Ed and August. There was not, nor had there ever been a chance of a Noah and August. And that was fine. Because the truth was I had known Noah forever but I still had no idea who he really was. Especially not now.
In this sizzling novella, one girl must choose between loyalty and love.
August had the two best guy friends a girl could ask for in Noah and Ed. Then Ed confessed he felt more for her - and their new relationship changed everything. She had hoped it would be Noah that she'd end up with someday, but it's clearer than ever that Noah's just not interested in being a one-girl guy.
When the small seaplane the three of them are on crashes, August finds herself injured and marooned on an island with ... Noah. Unsure of what's become of Ed, August and Noah do their best to not lose hope as they fight to survive on an island that is not as deserted as they first believed. But fighting the elements - and their attraction to each other - becomes a losing battle.
Soon, a secret from Noah's past that could bind them to the island forever is revealed, and August must choose between giving into her feelings for him, or struggling to make it back home.