Brook Masters has always known what she wanted. To follow in her father's footsteps and be in the coastguard. But being daddy's little girl has a few drawbacks. Especially when you live in a small town where everyone knows you. James Ryder is a wanderer. A beach bum. A man with only a dog and an old travel van to his name. He likes it like that. Until fate would have him quite literally falling at the feet of the most beautiful soul he'd ever met.