If suntans, saltwater, and a stubbornly cute guy canโt save Hadleyโs summer, nothing will.
Hadley Parrish is having the worst luck ever. Her boyfriend dumped her for social media fame, her stepsister got into Harvard the day Hadley failed chemistry, and now sheโs been blamed for a crime she didnโt do. As punishment, sheโs sent to Sterling Beach for the summer to learn some โwork ethicโ and โmannersโ from her grumpy grandfather who she barely knows.
The beautiful beach is no match for Hadleyโs epically bad mood, and sheโs determined to spend every second of the summer locked in her room brooding. Her grandfatherโs only rule is that she has to come out once a week, for Friday night poker. Hadley wants to protest, but then she meets her grandfatherโs favorite poker player, Jeremy, the unbelievably cute guy who lives next door. Jeremy sees things differently after being granted a miraculous second chance at life. Heโs not about to let Hadleyโs bad mood ruin the best years of her life. In fact, heโs going to make it his mission to save her this summer. Even if itโs the hardest thing heโll ever do.