Anchor's Resolve

Jessica Martin thought running her beach rental business meant dealing with entitled tourists and unpredictable weather—until a corporate predator started destroying businesses that refused to sell.

When Kevin Price's systematic intimidation campaign targets the oceanfront shops, Jessica finds herself on the elimination list for refusing three lowball offers. Her five years of independence and stubborn refusal to break make her dangerous to developers who need compliance and empty storefronts. Enter Anchor—a Savage Tide prospect with everything to prove, a man whose commercial fishing background taught him that sometimes protecting what matters requires getting your hands dirty.

She's fighting to save everything she built from nothing. He's fighting to prove he won't stand by while another hardworking person loses everything. Together, they're about to make corporate predators wish they'd chosen easier prey.

Mike "Anchor" Donnelly knows how to handle rough seas, violent men, and problems that require permanent solutions, but he's never had to protect someone whose refusal to back down puts her directly in a developer's crosshairs every single day. Jessica's fierce independence and determination to stand her ground make her the perfect partner for coastal warfare, but her courage drives him crazy with the need to prove he's man enough to stand beside her—not in front of her.

When Price escalates to eliminate everyone who threatens his development plans, Jessica and Anchor must trust each other completely. Because in the Outer Banks, some businesses are worth fighting for, and some prospects will do anything to prove they deserve their patch—and their woman.

Some tides are worth riding out.