He’s all about the future. She’s clinging to the past.

Xander Anagnos is running out of options—until his uncle’s bequest offers an escape from the family curse. How hard could it be to transform Crazy Gus’s Souvenir Planet into a modern shopping gallery? All he needs is a plan, some cash, and a way to shake off the hot reporter hell-bent on derailing his upgrades to this podunk beach town.

Hannah Leone is determined to save the funky heart of Trappers Cove. There’s no way she’ll let this seductive interloper turn a beloved landmark into a cookie-cutter mini mall—not when she’s got the power of the press on her side. If she can stir up enough outrage, she’ll save a vital tourist magnet and revive her dying local newspaper.

Caught in a battle of wills and sizzling desire, these adversaries uncover evidence that Gus’s alien obsession wasn’t a mere marketing gimmick. When disaster strikes, it’ll take Xander’s innovation and Hannah’s connections to rise from the ashes. But if these hard-headed foes don’t lay down their arms, the town they both love will pay the price.

Come back to Trappers Cove for a steamy, laugh-out-loud rivals-to-lovers romance full of found family, beachy fun, and out-of-this-world mystery.