Jack Rossi is Dare Islands new police chief The laid-back North Carolina community is just what he needs to recover from a rocky marriage and a big-city police department Hes learned his lesson no more high-profile women or high-pressure jobs The last thing he wants is an unconventional alt girl rocking his worldGrad student Lauren Patterson made headlines when she kept a bank robbery from going bad Shes fled to Dare Island to clear her head and focus on writing her story However sexy Jack Rossi is a distraction thats too hot to ignore and its igniting an affair too combustible to resistor quitBut when their pasts come looking for them Jack and Lauren find themselves fighting for the future they deserve whatever the price