When chef Abby de Messiéres returns to Silver Island with her sister to settle their late mother's affairs, she expects to inherit the family bistro and their childhood home, not to discover a half sister they never knew existed and a handsome stranger camped out on her mother's patio. That stranger is Aiden Aldridge, a workaholic ordered onto a work-free vacation, armed with a "Let Loose list," by the much-younger sister he raised after their parents died. After years of putting everyone else first, Aiden is blindsided by his intense attraction to warm, free-spirited Abby. What he cannot bring himself to admit is that he was the potential buyer for her struggling restaurant, and that after falling for her he quietly became an angel investor to keep her from having to sell. As Abby navigates grief, a fractured family, and an unexpected new bond with the sister she never knew, the pull between her and Aiden deepens, but his hidden role in her livelihood is a secret that, once revealed, could shatter everything. Set on the sandy shores of Silver Island, this is a heartwarming, steamy romance about grief, found family, and finding love where you least expect it.