She's an alcoholic. He won't touch a drop. Will her struggle with sobriety uncork more trouble, or be the road to true love? Amanda O'Connell tries to drown her problems with vodka. So when an attempt to lie her way out of a DWI goes wrong, her family intervenes and sets her up with a summer job on remote Whispering Pines Island. Painting the town red on her first night there, she meets a hunky, tattooed drummer… who promptly rejects her drunken advances. Everett Ryan wishes he could trade his late father's ferryboat for a Coast Guard cutter. And while Amanda brings a breath of fresh air to his boring island life, he's not interested in anyone with the same addiction that killed his dad. But when she's sober, he can't resist their red-hot chemistry. Determined to win over the man of her dreams, Amanda vows to break up with the bottle. But Everett fears even if she manages to stay on the wagon, their love won't survive the end of the tourist season. Can Amanda and Everett conquer their demons and chart a course for a beautiful new relationship? If This Were a Love Story is the third touching standalone novel in the Whispering Pines Island women's fiction series. If you like charming characters, real-world issues, and a sprinkling of laughs, then you'll adore Sara LaFontain's deeply drawn tale. Buy If This Were a Love Story to embark on a romance today!