Rules of the Ocean
(2026)(The second book in the Staying on the Brightside series)
A novel by Carina Walsh
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Delilah Monroe has spent years making magic for everyone else: the perfect welcome, the little surprise that makes a stranger cry happy tears, and everything in between. But she's always the favorite and never anyone's first choice. So the last thing she expects is for a grumpy, infuriatingly gorgeous billionaire to come crashing into her sunny little world (literally). Gus Ozar rolled into Brightside with a secret and a plan to buy his way out of his own life. He has every intention to get the job done and leave. What he didn't plan on was her, or rather, nearly making her roadkill with his fancy-schmancy car. As the tide pulls them closer and the truth threatens to pull them apart, Delilah will have to decide whether she's brave enough to stop earning love... and finally let herself be chosen.
Perfect for readers who love: Sunshine heroine • Billionaire grumpy hero • Hidden agenda • He falls first • Forced proximity • Opposites attract • Save-the-town grovel • Small-town beach romcom • Found family • Slow-burn, high-heat chemistry • Interconnected standalones
Genre: Romance
Delilah Monroe has spent years making magic for everyone else: the perfect welcome, the little surprise that makes a stranger cry happy tears, and everything in between. But she's always the favorite and never anyone's first choice. So the last thing she expects is for a grumpy, infuriatingly gorgeous billionaire to come crashing into her sunny little world (literally). Gus Ozar rolled into Brightside with a secret and a plan to buy his way out of his own life. He has every intention to get the job done and leave. What he didn't plan on was her, or rather, nearly making her roadkill with his fancy-schmancy car. As the tide pulls them closer and the truth threatens to pull them apart, Delilah will have to decide whether she's brave enough to stop earning love... and finally let herself be chosen.
Perfect for readers who love: Sunshine heroine • Billionaire grumpy hero • Hidden agenda • He falls first • Forced proximity • Opposites attract • Save-the-town grovel • Small-town beach romcom • Found family • Slow-burn, high-heat chemistry • Interconnected standalones
Genre: Romance
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