Eight months after losing her mother and a breakup that shattered her faith in love, journalist Holland Anderson has lost her spark. When an assignment brings her to the struggling beach town of Saltmere, she vows to focus on her work: writing stories that might save the town. What she doesn't expect is Atlas Richens-the reclusive boatbuilder next door who wants nothing to do with her...until one impulsive kiss changes everything.

Drawn together by late nights, secret places, and an undeniable pull, Holland and Atlas discover the power to heal wounds they've each carried alone. But the closer they get, the more the past refuses to stay buried. Secrets, betrayals, and a legacy Atlas never asked for threaten to tear them apart.

Holland is left with one question: Can love really be love if the entire foundation was built on lies?