USA Today Bestselling Author Leslie Pike brings you a standalone, emotional, raw, and heartwarming romance that will keep you at the edge of your seat.

It's said no man is an island. But writer Parish Adams is out to prove them wrong. Broken and unable to bear the death of his child, he's isolated himself on a private beach in Maine. He finds no comfort in the warmth of relationships. For Parish, the cold Atlantic Ocean is company enough.

Scarlett Lyon's life has taken a dramatic turn. Single and independent, living in Montana, nothing was tying her down. Then her sister's fatal accident changes everything. She finds herself guardian for her nephew Sam. Now she must relocate to Martin's Beach. And more jarring than that, become a mother figure.

Against the background of the cold, churning sea, Parrish and Scarlett discover a healing connection. Will they find the warmth of love in the heat of passion, or are they destined to be two ships passing in the night?