Eric

I was a fool once. This time, I’m following my heart.

Captain Eric Collins joined the Marines to outrun a disaster. After nearly walking down the aisle with a manipulative gold-digger, he needed the discipline of the corps to forget how easily he’d been played. Now, he’s back in Florida for two weeks of mandatory rest, hoping for quiet—not a collision with the only woman who ever told him the truth.

Natalie Lyons was his best friend and college roommate until Eric chose the wrong woman over her warning. For three years, she’s built a life in advertising, successfully burying her crush on the handsome, stubborn boy next door. But when a category-five hurricane cancels her flight and strands her at the airport, her only shelter is the man who broke her heart.

Forced into close proximity in a secluded Sanibel beach house as the storm rages outside, the old tension between them turns into an undeniable fire. Eric is no longer the naive boy she knew; he’s a hardened soldier determined to make up for the past. But as the winds howl and the power goes out, they must decide: is this just a temporary refuge from the storm, or a second chance at a love that was always meant to be?