When pro surfer Zach Ellis isn't traveling the world-wide competition circuit, he works as a Renegade stunt double for the hit TV series, Hawaiian Heat. After years of tangling with the ocean, his body has paid the price. So when he gets a shot at a star roll on the show, Zach's all-in. He celebrates the career opportunity by taking a chance on a woman who's not his usual, island-girl type, only to discover he can't bear to let her go. Tessa Drake belongs mired in legislation battles in Washington DC, not standing on the sidelines of a filming set in Maui like a wannabe starlet. But even more important than her law career, Tessa needs Zach Ellis's signature on legal papers. Papers that relinquish his parental rights so Tessa can adopt the girl who already calls her mommy. When she discovers Zach has slipped out of town before she makes contact, Tessa takes solace in the sexy star of Hawaiian Heat. A man whose warmth and dazzling grin makes her Mensa-level IQ vanish into thin air. After an electrifying night together, Tessa is horrified to discover just who rocked her world. Zach is stunned to learn he's a father. And both find themselves caught in a riptide pulling them in the opposite direction of their dreams.