Hardly working

Cassidy thought turning eighteen would feel like freedom - late nights, loud music, and the kind of independence she'd been craving her whole life. Instead, it looks a lot like double shifts, empty bank accounts, and a knee that won't stop aching halfway through a ten-hour day at the only pub in her tiny coastal town.

Crossroads Beach is the kind of place people never leave - not just because of the surf and the sunsets, but because everything (and everyone) seems to circle back eventually. Especially Bennet Black.

He's the boy Cassidy swears she's over. The one with the effortless grin, the reckless charm, and a reputation that should be enough to keep her at a distance. But in a town this small, avoiding him is impossible - and ignoring the way he looks at her? Even harder.

When long shifts turn into late nights, and casual hangouts blur into something a little more complicated, Cassidy finds herself caught between what she knows is smart... and what she can't seem to stay away from. Especially when her best friend starts getting closer to the same boy she's trying to forget.

Because maybe Bennet flirts with everyone.

Or maybe... he doesn't.

Set against salty air, cheap drinks, and the messy in-between of growing up, 'Hardly Working' is a coastal romance about almosts, maybes, and the terrifying thrill of wanting something you're not sure you can have.