What's Pearl Got To Do With It

“Don’t be afraid to love… Let your heart free.”

Nearly four years after losing her friend, Olivia’s words still echo in Pearl’s heart.


Photographer Pearl McConnell has spent her life traveling the world, capturing breathtaking places and writing stories that stir souls. But somewhere between takeoffs and deadlines, a quiet ache has taken root. She has everything she ever wanted… so why does it feel like something’s missing?


Her sister Dora has just married and is taking flight with her new husband. Kat is back and forth between her seaside restaurants in Texas and the Hawaiian islands. But Pearl—grateful for the life she leads—suddenly finds herself craving stillness, family, and a chance to catch her breath.


Returning home to Star Gazer Island, Pearl hopes that time with loved ones will quiet the restlessness in her spirit. But when she’s offered a lucrative assignment to profile Brant Randall, a reclusive bull-riding legend turned horse trainer now living at the McIntyre Ranch, everything shifts.


Brant has no interest in anymore fame or fanfare. He’s here to start fresh, far from headlines and expectations. Pearl’s presence is a disruption—but her eyes see more than just the man the world remembers. And when their paths cross under a moonlit Texas sky, something stirs in both of them… something unexpected, undeniable, and impossible to ignore.


She’s trying to slow down. He’s trying to disappear. But life—and love—on Star Gazer Island has a way of showing up right when you need it most.



Life on Star Gazer Island is about to stir the tides again, as Pearl discovers that sometimes the clearest picture of love is the one you never meant to take… and that coming home might just be the story worth capturing after all.