In the depths of heartbreak, love runs deeper. After losing her fiancé and getting laid off, marketing analyst Jess Pelletier needs a fresh start. The remote Maine fishing village of Applecross Cove seems like the perfect place to heal and launch her marketing business—free of romantic complications. Mark Breton has found peace in his quiet coastal life. He keeps busy working odd jobs for his aunt’s real estate business and restoring his grandfather’s vintage yacht. When his aunt asks him to deliver keys to her new tenant, he doesn’t expect to be captivated by the guarded city woman who’s determined to go it alone. But when a runaway skateboarder sends Jess plunging into the harbor and Mark dives in to save her, the rescue awakens something in both of them. As Mark teaches her to swim and tends the cottage garden she’s sure she would kill, their friendship deepens into something more dangerous—the kind of love that could either heal their wounded hearts or shatter them completely. In a town where everyone knows everyone, can two people afraid to trust again find the courage to take a chance on love? An uplifting love story perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber, Susan Mallery, RaeAnne Thayne, and Sherryl Woods . "Jess runs from her old life to escape family, friends, and an ex-fiancé. Jess avoids the turbulence of her life at a beach house in Maine, hoping for peace and quiet--and no complications from men. Her agenda seems solid until she runs into Mark, a handsome and alluring man only three houses down from her. Can she stay true to her plan, evading the trouble that comes with a relationship, or will she fall headfirst into the rocky waves of her developing feelings and attraction to him?" Taylor A., Proofreader, Red Adept Editing J.L. Jarvis is a left-handed former opera singer/teacher/lawyer who lives and writes books on a mountaintop in upstate New York. Get notified of new book releases at news.jljarvis.com. Read more at jljarvis.com.