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Travis Hale has it all. An important role as the chief of police in the idyllic town of Pelion, Maine. Looks that regularly and consistently make women fall at his feet. Two nephews and a niece he adores, and a family whoās <i>mostly</i> forgiven him after a series of unfortunate decisions years before. Perhaps his past is riddled with regrets and misguided choices, but his future looks bright and limitless. Until the new guy in town crosses him in a way both shocking and indefensible. A guy who, as it turns out, has a sister who may be equally as disastrous to Travisās well-ordered plans, though in an altogether different manner. Not that thereās any real risk of him falling for the smoothie-making, birdseed-eating wild woman. Sheās not even his type. A <i>plant</i> lady from California with a head of unruly curls and an equally messy past. More than that, sheās only in town for the summer, busy mooning over <i>perfect-in-every-way</i> Gage Buchanan. And if Travis knows anything, itās that he refuses to be second best. Ever again. Haven Torresās life fell apart. Or more to the point, it burned to the ground. At the time, it seemed like a solid idea to jump in her car, her brother a mostly-willing co-pilot, and embark on a cross-country adventure. When they land jobs at an exclusive tennis and golf club in a picturesque lake town in Maine, Havenās hopeful it might prove a summer to remember. Especially if she can catch the attention of the most eligible bachelor in town and her current crush. Even the kindest, most upstanding, <i>perfect</i> of men arenāt opposed to summer flings, <i>right?</i> But when she meets the local police chiefāall swagger and arroganceāand learns of her brotherās scandalous misdeed, she knows that Pelion is just another town where their stay is best . . . short-lived. Still, she and Travis strike up an unlikely friendship and Haven sees that the gorgeous lawman isnāt only easy o