If suntans, saltwater, and a stubbornly cute guy canât save Hadleyâs summer, nothing will.
Hadley Parrish is having the worst luck ever. Her boyfriend dumped her for social media fame, her stepsister got into Harvard the day Hadley failed chemistry, and now sheâs been blamed for a crime she didnât do. As punishment, sheâs sent to Sterling Beach for the summer to learn some âwork ethicâ and âmannersâ from her grumpy grandfather who she barely knows.
The beautiful beach is no match for Hadleyâs epically bad mood, and sheâs determined to spend every second of the summer locked in her room brooding. Her grandfatherâs only rule is that she has to come out once a week, for Friday night poker. Hadley wants to protest, but then she meets her grandfatherâs favorite poker player, Jeremy, the unbelievably cute guy who lives next door. Jeremy sees things differently after being granted a miraculous second chance at life. Heâs not about to let Hadleyâs bad mood ruin the best years of her life. In fact, heâs going to make it his mission to save her this summer. Even if itâs the hardest thing heâll ever do.