In this story you have the north vs the south; the rich vs the poor;  the elites vs the hippies, along with love and friendship from an unlikely person.

Aiden, being down and depressed after losing his last swim meet on top of being dumped by his girlfriend of over a year, takes a ride down to the southside bay.  While standing there watching the ocean and thinking, he spots a blonde beauty walking out of the water with a surfboard under her arm. They get to talking and she notices a sadness in his eyes and ask him “who dumped who.” At first he was just gonna walk off until he looked into her eyes and saw she was being sincere and that she knows what it feels like. She tells him he needs to change up things and needs to learn how to surf . A few days later they run into each other again and she offers to teach him how to surf. With his background already involving water, he catches on fast.

One evening after surfing they decide to go out to dinner. While they were there Skylar, his cousin, shows up and starts saying all kinds of mean thing to Harley and ends up causing Harley to throw money on the table and walk out. The next morning after ignoring Aiden’s texts she shows up at the beach and spots him talking to Griffin, who is offering him a summer job working at Ryder Rentals, which on top of what happened at dinner causes them to fight. He has never needed to work and she needs to, therefore it would be the perfect job for her.

After apologizing to each other the next morning, they meet up at their normal spot for surfing but the waves are too strong for him, so Harley decides to take him to a locals only spot since Axel and his crew are out tearing up the big waves she thinks they will be safe. They end up having too much fun at the cove and don’t leave in time before Axel and his crew show up. She tells Aiden to stay back and let her handle it, but as soon as Axel put his hands on her he goes to help, only making things worse and he ends up having his car keyed. With him trying to stick up for her and not listening to what she has to say it causes yet another fight between them.

After a long week, they make up and go back to Aiden’s place to research boards for him to buy his own. While they are laughing and having a good time his parents get home and Harley takes off. After a heart to heart with his parents he goes after Harley. When he finds her he invites her to watch the sunset or go out to eat. They decide to watch the sunset over the ocean. While they are walking and splashing along the beach they hear a scream and a splash. They both take off in the direction of the splash and discover a female body. They get her to the sand and discovers it is Skylar. He performs CPR until the paramedics arrive. On the way to the hospital they call his family to let them know what happened. Feeling like an outsider in the hospital Harley offers to go get everyone something to drink. When she returns, she sees Aiden kissing his ex girlfriend. After everything they have been through, she takes off and tries to retreat into herself and starts pushing everyone away, including her BMF.

After a few more twist and turns, Aiden finally discovers himself and what he wants, along with why Harley is acting the way she is.

Publication: January 14, 2019 Pages: 299   YA  Romance  

This is Book 1 of a series. Book 2 is scheduled to be released March 1, 2019