Reef And Ruin

Dr. Solene Varga is a brilliant marine archaeologist who strictly follows the rules to escape the shadow of her father's disgraced legacy. When her research vessel crashes on a hidden coral reef at midnight, she crosses paths with Creed, a ruthless black market salvage diver who was secretly stripping her wreck. Instead of calling for help, Creed disables the radio and files false coordinates, intentionally stranding them on a microscopic sandbar in the Florida Straits. As a rising spring tide shrinks their island and a massive tropical squall hits, Creed takes absolute control of their shelter and rations, sacrificing his own water to keep Solene alive. Forced into suffocating proximity, the boundaries between enemy and protector dissolve. Locked on a disappearing island, Solene uncovers a web of institutional corruption connecting her advisor to Creed's tragic past, forcing her to choose between her pristine career and the dangerous man who sees right through her.