FINALIST for two National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards (Best Mainstream and Best First Book)!In a second-chance story with a waterview, a renowned oceanographer and a non-profit expert—linked by two little girls—fight environmental disaster and their own demons.He has a deep hole in his heart … can his fight to protect the ocean fill it?World-famous oceanographer Becket Fallon plunged himself into work after his son’s death. But just when he discovers toxic algae threatens the entire East Coast, his sharp tongue costs him his research funding. And as he struggles to find a solution, the three-year-old grandchildren he’s felt duty-bound to avoid show up on his doorstep… in the arms of their attractive step-aunt Lainey Carmichael.When he refuses to take in the orphaned twins, Lainey makes him an irresistible offer: Let them stay for the summer, and she’ll secure fresh sponsors. Stunned when she succeeds, he loses himself in the environmental battle. He’s terrified he’ll only repeat past mistakes if he lets his new houseguests wriggle their way into his life and heart.Can Becket save the ocean he loves … and the family he never felt he deserved?If you like tormented heroes, romantic entanglements, and stories of redemption, scroll up and BUY NOW.
