Family law attorney Gabriella Liakos has one true love: Elpitha, the Greek island where she grew up and dreams of returning to one day. But Elpitha has fallen into financial ruin, and Gabriella will do whatever it takes to keep it out of the wrong hands. Enter Duke Ryder, a savvy real estate investor with his sights set on transforming the island into an exclusive resort, and, unlike others, unfazed by a property where one family's roots run practically to the ocean floor. Then he meets his tour host: the beautiful, stubborn, enticing daughter of the man who owns most of Elpitha. Gabriella takes on the job determined to talk Duke out of buying her home, but Duke has other plans. He wants the island, and he wants her. As his considerable charm and powerful seduction begin to wear down her defenses, Gabriella finds herself drawn to the very man threatening the place she loves most. Whether an investor accustomed to glamour and glitz and a woman devoted to protecting the culture and community she adores can bridge the gulf between them, and find a future together, is the question at the heart of their sun-soaked, high-stakes romance.
