This book has scenes depicting sexual assault, violence, infidelity, heavy drinking, child abandonment, and the death of a parent. There is also cursing.

If any of these things may trigger an adverse response for you and your mental health, please stop here. Ten years have passed, but the flame of their unfinished love story still flickers in their hearts.

Tillie Pierce, an ambitious career woman, thrived and conquered the world, yet deep down, she always wondered about the path not taken with Jake Armstrong-the "one that got away. " Fate finally intervenes when Tillie's father's passing gifts her a bittersweet chance at closure and a newfound opportunity for love.

Beneath the golden sun-kissed beaches of a tranquil North Carolina coastal town, Tillie and Jake's destinies entwine once more, merging like the meeting of river and sea. Yet, amidst their beautiful reunion, the deep currents of their past rise to the surface, carrying secrets that threaten to capsize their second chance at love.

Will Tillie and Jake summon the strength to confront these trials together, or will their love ultimately recede like the ocean's relentless tide?. .