Saltwater Saints ~ Rafe Cameron

In the Outer Banks, people don't get misunderstood for long.

They get labeled.

And no one wears a label heavier than Rafe Cameron.

Trouble. Addict. Liability. The boy everyone warns you about.

Isla Maren arrives in the OBX expecting a quiet summer spent working with a coastal research program that maps shoreline erosion and storm damage. Instead, she uncovers references to something that shouldn't exist-a forgotten Cold War operation hidden beneath the islands' lighthouses, shipping routes, and shoreline secrets.

The Lighthouse Protocol was supposed to be dead.

Someone is making sure it isn't.

As Isla's investigation pulls her deeper into a mystery buried beneath decades of lies, she finds herself crossing paths with the last person she should trust: Rafe Cameron.

He's reckless. Defensive. Infuriating.

And nothing like the person everyone claims he is.

When a chance encounter traps them inside an abandoned lighthouse tied to the Protocol, Isla begins to see the version of Rafe no one else notices-the one hidden beneath years of anger, expectations, and carefully constructed damage.

But the closer they get to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes.

Because the Lighthouse Protocol isn't just history.

It's still active.

And someone will do whatever it takes to keep its secrets buried.

With a hurricane approaching and the islands on the verge of collapse, Isla and Rafe must decide what they're willing to risk for the truth-and for each other.

Because sometimes the people everyone has given up on are the ones worth staying for.

"You don't look at me the way everyone else does."
"That's because I'm looking at you."