Beneath the Surface Hostile Shores: A Steamy Enemies-to-Lovers Office Romance Set at a Luxury Resort Book 1 (Paperback)

They were rivals in paradise-until desire rewrote the rules. Ava Montgomery lives for results. As the driven sales strategist at the exclusive Seacrest Luxe Resort she s built a career out of perfection-every guest satisfied every deal sealed. Then Ethan Cole walks into her office with a smirk a clipboard and a talent for dismantling her control. He s the consultant hired to fix her team. She s the woman who doesn t need fixing. When corporate forces them to share an office-and a make-or-break pitch-their professional rivalry ignites into something neither can ignore. From boardroom tension to moonlit balcony debates every argument draws them closer. But when success means leaving the island-and each other-Ava and Ethan must decide what they re really fighting for: the next promotion or a second chance at something real. Set against the lush backdrop of a luxury resort Hostile Shores is a steamy enemies-to-lovers romance filled with sharp banter open-door passion emotional heat and the slow burn of two people learning that love isn t a weakness-it s the win.