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A dream weekend to Maui for secretary Genevieve Terrence with her charismatic boss Nick Brogan takes a perilous turn when Nick’s embezzlement plot nearly claims her life during the flight. Fortunately, the itinerant computer programmer Jack Farley is aboard, and his quick thinking and technical skill avert disaster. What follows is an unexpected crash‑landing on a remote island surrounded by guava trees and sharks, where Genevieve finds herself under the protective watch of the quiet, brilliant Jack. Their shared isolation catalyzes a romance that transforms Jack from overlooked genius to the confident defender of Genevieve’s new life, all while confronting lingering threats from the scheme that nearly doomed them.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Vicki Lewis Thompson
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