Overview

When reserved insurance agent Lauren Montgomery reluctantly joins her sister's lakeside vacation, she expects two weeks of polite boredom—not a life-changing encounter with Jules Vargas, Lake Meridian's charismatic lifeguard. After Jules rescues Lauren from an awkward party, their unexpected connection deepens through midnight kayak adventures, wine tastings under the stars, and a community emergency that reveals Jules's quiet heroism. As Lauren finds herself drawn into deeper waters—both literally and emotionally—she faces her greatest challenge: trusting the current of desire instead of fighting against it. With Lauren's departure date approaching fast, both women must decide if what they've found is worth the risk of navigating uncharted waters. This warm, captivating romance explores how some rescues leave both people changed forever, and how the things we once feared can become our greatest salvation.