The Beachside Bet

Kathryn Augustus is starting over after losing her husband, and a beach resort boutique seems like the perfect fresh beginning. Step one: open her dream shop. Step two: avoid men at all costs. Enter Kent Redford—the arrogant oil executive who barges into her store demanding clothes and refuses to leave.

Kent's daughters shipped him off on a "relaxing" vacation, but he'd rather be working than lounging on beaches. Then he meets the feisty blonde who literally kicks him out of her store. Challenge accepted.

His solution? Make an outrageous bet that she'll fall in love with him within a week. Her response? He's clearly lost his mind. But as they work together preparing for her grand opening, their chemistry is undeniable—and so is the connection neither of them saw coming.

Too bad the past refuses to stay buried. Between helicopter adult children, major trust issues, and the fear of risking her heart again, Kathryn has every reason to run. But Kent's gambling everything on love—and he's never lost a bet he really wanted to win.

A hilarious second-chance romance about beachside bets, meddling kids, and discovering that love is the ultimate gamble.