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    tessalovatt
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    tessalovatt
    Complete
    Complete, First published Jun 17, 2014
    Mature
    Rose had planned the perfect summer, and those plans didn't involve Brent -- a handsome but hostile lifeguard.                                                                                                                      
        
        ***
        British socialite Rosalie Harrington enjoys the power and respect that her position as Queen Bee brings, so she's horrified to hear that she'll be spending the summer in a remote American coastal town. With opportunistic friends and a rocky relationship, it's the worst time to leave London, and she drags her heels all the way to the Outer Banks.
        
        One day into her so-called holiday, a careless mistake has Rosalie fighting against a rip current. Fortunately, the local lifeguard is on hand to help. Brent might be an expert at saving troubled swimmers, but he is drowning in problems of his own and is far from impressed by this tourist's recklessness. 
        
        The two of them couldn't be more different, but their attachment to the beach forces them together and sparks fly as they try to ignore the sizzling chemistry that soon develops.  
        
        Rosalie and Brent are both about to learn that it's not just the ocean where there is more beneath the surface than meets the eye.
        
        **New version for 2021**
        
        Achievements:
        2015 Wattys Winner
        #1 in Romance
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    • chicklit
    • complete
    • contemporary
    • enemiestolovers
    • forbiddenlove
    • friendship
    • lifeguard
    • lovehaterelationship
    • newadult
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    • oppositesattract
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    • romance
    • slowburn
    • steamy
    • summer
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    Table of contents
    • One ~ Change
      Thu, Jul 3, 2014
    • Two ~ Rescue
      Fri, Jul 11, 2014
    • Three ~ Judgement
      Thu, Jul 17, 2014
    • Four ~ Gratitude
      Wed, Aug 6, 2014
    • Five ~ Friendship
      Thu, Aug 14, 2014
    • Six ~ Intoxication
      Tue, Aug 26, 2014
    • Seven ~ Coexistence
      Tue, Sep 2, 2014
    • Eight ~ Vodka
      Tue, Sep 9, 2014
    • Nine ~ Secrets
      Tue, Sep 16, 2014
    • Ten ~ Dedication
      Tue, Sep 23, 2014
    • Eleven ~ Burnt
      Fri, Oct 3, 2014
    • Twelve ~ View
      Wed, Oct 15, 2014
    • Thirteen ~ Flirtations
      Wed, Oct 29, 2014
    • Fourteen ~ Regret
      Tue, Nov 18, 2014
    • Fifteen ~ Nine-one-one
      Sun, Nov 30, 2014
    • Sixteen ~ Temporary
      Sat, Dec 20, 2014
    • Seventeen ~ Interruption
      Tue, Dec 30, 2014
    • Eighteen ~ Hypocrite
      Tue, Jan 6, 2015
    • Nineteen ~ Solace
      Thu, Jan 15, 2015
    • Twenty ~ Disclosure
      Sat, Jan 24, 2015
    • Twenty-one ~ Victim
      Wed, Feb 4, 2015
    • Twenty-two ~ Free
      Tue, Feb 17, 2015
    • Twenty-three ~ Twists
      Sun, Mar 8, 2015
    • Twenty-four ~ Wedding
      Fri, Mar 20, 2015
    • Twenty-five ~ Birthday
      Wed, Apr 1, 2015
    • Twenty-six ~ Date
      Sun, Feb 14, 2021
    • Twenty-seven ~ Temptation
      Mon, Apr 27, 2015
    • Twenty-eight ~ Attraction
      Sun, Feb 14, 2021
    • Twenty-nine ~ Lifestyle
      Sat, May 23, 2015
    • Thirty ~ Goodbye
      Mon, Jun 1, 2015
    • Thirty-one ~ Reality
      Thu, Jun 11, 2015
    • Thirty-two ~ Surprise
      Tue, Jun 23, 2015
    • Thirty-three ~ Power
      Sun, Jul 12, 2015
    • Thirty-four ~ Confrontation
      Thu, Jul 23, 2015
    • Thirty-five ~ Relationship
      Thu, Jul 30, 2015
    • Thirty-six ~ Currents
      Tue, Aug 11, 2015
    • Epilogue
      Wed, Aug 26, 2015
    • Bonus Chapter ~ Off-guard: Part 1
      Mon, Jan 31, 2022
    • Bonus Chapter ~ Off-guard: Part 2
      Sat, Feb 5, 2022
    • Bonus Chapter ~ Off-guard: Part 3
      Sun, Feb 13, 2022
    • What to read next
      Sat, Sep 7, 2019
    • Alternative Epilogue Competition
      Fri, Mar 17, 2017

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    Rose had planned the perfect summer, and those plans didn't involve Brent -- a handsome but hostile lifeguard.                                                                                                                      
        
        ***
        British socialite Rosalie Harrington enjoys the power and respect that her position as Queen Bee brings, so she's horrified to hear that she'll be spending the summer in a remote American coastal town. With opportunistic friends and a rocky relationship, it's the worst time to leave London, and she drags her heels all the way to the Outer Banks.
        
        One day into her so-called holiday, a careless mistake has Rosalie fighting against a rip current. Fortunately, the local lifeguard is on hand to help. Brent might be an expert at saving troubled swimmers, but he is drowning in problems of his own and is far from impressed by this tourist's recklessness. 
        
        The two of them couldn't be more different, but their attachment to the beach forces them together and sparks fly as they try to ignore the sizzling chemistry that soon develops.  
        
        Rosalie and Brent are both about to learn that it's not just the ocean where there is more beneath the surface than meets the eye.
        
        **New version for 2021**
        
        Achievements:
        2015 Wattys Winner
        #1 in Romance

    42 parts

    • Bonus Chapter ~ Off-guard: Part 3
      Sun, Feb 13, 2022
    • What to read next
      Sat, Sep 7, 2019
    • Alternative Epilogue Competition
      Fri, Mar 17, 2017
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