Choosing the road ... PATRICE ROBERTSON has reached a crossroads in her life. Down on her luck and feeling blue, there's nothing better than a therapeutic trip to the beach to make her feel rosy again. Except maybe the hot hunk who runs a vintage motel and makes her heart go kaboom. Always ready to rescue everyone but herself, Patrice soon finds herself helping to save the motel, a run-down bar, and a handful of strays. A beach trip to escape brings more chaos ... Patrice hasn't met anyone worth the risk of potential heartache since her ex-boyfriend betrayed her, but she believes in fairy tales and opens her heart only to discover that she's fallen for a guy afraid of commitment. While the cathartic Gulf heals her soul, will she discover her own happily ever after? Coming home ... JACE MYERS escaped his touristy hometown when he left for college, but after his mother's death, he returned to help operate the floundering family business. Struggling with the bump-in-the-road obligation of the Sunrise Sunset Motel, life at the beach becomes tolerable when he meets a sexy pixie of a woman who leaves him hot and bothered. The summer might be magical after all... But Jace doesn't count on Patrice-with her kind and whimsical spirit-breaking down his defenses. Will she ignite a consuming spark in his commitaphobic heart?