Michelle books a week in paradise to escape a life she is tired of explaining. What she does not plan for is him — her best friend's father, tan and unhurried and completely off-limits. One stolen kiss on the first night makes the rest of the trip a countdown.
They keep meeting in places the daughter never looks: the service stairs, the empty beach at dawn, the back of a rented car. Every kiss costs Michelle something, and the secret gets heavier the longer it holds. When the truth finally surfaces, she stands to lose the friendship that brought her here and the man who made her stay.
