I knew trying to make a fresh start on Marbella Island would mean reinventing myself.
I’m only here while I work my way up to my dream role in a major motion picture in Hollywood.
Which explains why I took a role playing a mermaid in the island production of In So Deep.

What I didn’t count on?
Ben. The charmer who just took a job as a water sports instructor.

Everyone loves Ben.
Everyone but me.

Sure, when I saw him step off the ferry on his first day, I thought he was gorgeous. His mussed hair–light brown with blond highlights, those brown eyes that are deceptively kind, the way his chiseled jawline makes him look so manly, but then his face still holds a boyish charm.

And then he opened his mouth and laid the cheesiest line on me.
Every red flag and warning bell sounded in my brain: Steer clear of the player.

Ben is like a sea otter, all cute and playful, until he turns and charges you.
Haven’t you ever heard of a sea otter attack?
Well, I’m sure it’s a thing. And I’m not getting close enough to test that theory.
Close to sea otters, I might. Close to Ben, no thank you.

And now, Ben seems to be everywhere I go. He’s at the coffee shop when I get my morning latte. He’s the one at the rental shack when I take a kayak out to visit the locals on the north side of the island … and now, he’s going to be the male lead in the play I’m in.

The pirate to my mermaid.

I am determined to keep a safe distance from Ben, even if he’s determined to keep trying to prove he’s not as dangerous as I think he is.