When his reckless mistake upends her future, he’ll do whatever it takes to make it right.

If she’ll let him.

Marnie Strange’s life is about to turn the corner from just getting by to happily ever after. Today, she marries Ashe, the handsome, charming son of the affluent owners of Sunny’s Beach Market, where Marnie’s built a career she adores. She’s living her own Cinderella story, and no one deserves it more. But behind her radiant smile and glowing optimism, Marnie’s dream has always been to belong to a family—a dream finally within her reach.

Grady Tripp has no interest in dreams and doesn’t believe in happily ever afters. A divorced workaholic, he returned to Seagrove two years ago to start over with as few complications as possible. Now, he’s focused solely on his family’s farm and his busy veterinary practice—using work and his perpetual bad mood to avoid getting involved in small-town annoyances. Content in his solitude, he’s convinced he’s better off alone.

Until he causes the tragic accident that destroys Marnie’s one chance for the life she’s always wanted. Now, Grady’s guilt won’t let him walk away.But sticking around means confronting everything he’s avoided: his complicated past, his unwillingness to open up, and the undeniable pull he feels toward Marnie.

Will Grady’s amends lead him to fall in love with the one woman he could never feel he deserves? Will Marnie ever redefine her sense of family and trust her heart to a man whose guilt might be the only thing keeping him by her side?