Tony can't believe he's headed back to Martha's Vineyard this summer, not when the ghosts of his fractured relationship with Jenny lurk all over the Island. But the bar manager at the resort where Tony worked last summer said the new owners are paying top dollar, so Tony swallows his pride and returns to the rundown rental.

After a chance encounter with the wild child heiress daughter of the new owners, Tony meets Bex, the older, more responsible sister who's just back from London and nursing a broken heart. Tired of her sister's gossip site exploits taking up all of their parents' attention, she has a proposal for Tony: She'll pay him to pretend to be her boyfriend for the summer. Maybe doing something completely unexpected like dating a bartender will finally get her family to sit up and take notice in a way that playing by the rules never did.

As Tony navigates a brave new world of money and privilege, he also finds himself falling for Bex for real. When what's supposed to be a simple arrangement becomes something more, Tony will need to decide if he's ready to put his heart on the line, knowing if he does, Bex just might break it.

The sexy seaside chemistry as Elle Kennedy's "Avalon Bay" Trilogy with all the vibes of "The Summer I Turned Pretty," but all grown up.