Xavier Salazar left Wrenport twenty years ago with a promise never to return.
Now he's back with a billion-dollar development plan and enough money to buy everything standing in his way.
Including the town.
As one of the country's most celebrated architects, Xavier designs presidential libraries, luxury waterfront communities, and skyline-defining landmarks. Returning to the struggling Cape Cod fishing village he once called home was supposed to be simple: acquire the remaining properties, secure investor approval, and leave before old memories had a chance to catch up with him.
Then he meets Aurora Lockhart.
Aurora is a forensic accountant living paycheck to paycheck and chasing a financial trail that leads directly into Xavier's empire. Unlike everyone else in Wrenport, she isn't impressed by his wealth, his reputation, or the expensive charm he wears like armor.
She wants answers.
And the deeper she digs, the more dangerous those answers become.
When a prestigious harbor gala forces them into close quarters for a week of preparations, neither can avoid the attraction building between them. Aurora begins to see beyond Xavier's carefully controlled exterior to the lonely man beneath. Xavier finds himself drawn to the one woman who refuses to treat him like a billionaire.
But someone wants the truth buried.
A financial leak threatens Xavier's upcoming public offering. Old family secrets begin to surface. And Aurora discovers her own family's history is tied to Xavier in ways neither of them could have imagined.
As the future of Wrenport hangs in the balance, Xavier must decide what matters more: the empire he's spent his life building or the woman who makes him question everything he thought he wanted.
Because for the first time, walking away may cost him far more than money.
Set against the windswept beauty of Cape Cod, The Low Tide Island is an emotional billionaire romance filled with small-town charm, forced proximity, family secrets, slow-burn chemistry, and a love worth fighting for.
Perfect for readers who love wealthy heroes, strong heroines, coastal settings, and romances where redemption is as powerful as passion.