Chris takes a gamble, changing his flight to chase the woman who’s been on his mind since their unforgettable first date. But when he finally spots Cassie at the Lazy Dazes event, she’s with another man. His heart clenches—was he too late? Relief washes over him when he realizes the man is his friend, Lt. Mark Lang, who quickly steps aside, sensing Chris’s feelings.

With the ocean breeze swirling around them, Chris and Cassie walk along the shore, their chemistry crackling like a live wire. When he leads her to a hidden cave on his property, the tension finally erupts into a night of raw passion neither of them will ever forget.