Lost Between the Tides (Rafe Cameron)

Jess Jane Maybank is JJ Maybank's younger sister.
Growing up, she suffered the same abuse from their father that JJ did. One day, Jess suddenly disappeared from the Outer Banks. Everyone believed she had been sent away to live with relatives.

But the truth was far different.
Someone took her away to keep her safe.
For years, no one knew where she was-not even JJ. He spent every day wondering if she was alive, blaming himself for not being able to protect her.
Then, after years of silence, Jess returns to the Outer Banks.
Everything she left behind has changed... and so has she.

At first, Rafe Cameron can't stand Jess.
To him, she's just another stubborn Maybank who refuses to back down.
Jess, on the other hand, sees Rafe as arrogant, reckless, dangerous, and completely impossible to deal with.

He calls her "Maybank."
She calls him "Cameron."

Every conversation turns into an argument.
But the more they're forced to cross paths, the more they begin to realize they're not as different as they thought.
They've both been broken.
They both struggle to trust people.
They both carry the weight of complicated relationships with their fathers.
They're impulsive.
They're fiercely loyal to the people they love.
Slowly, the hatred fades into understanding.
Understanding turns into friendship.

Friendship becomes something neither of them expected.

Their story is a slow burn-starting as enemies, becoming reluctant allies, then friends... before eventually falling in love.

"Maybe we were never supposed to save each other. Maybe we were just supposed to remind each other that we were worth saving."