DAISY Grey is chasing a fresh start—and the ocean. After a breakup that wrecked more than just her heart, she transfers to Coastal U with a surfboard under one arm and a plan to keep her head down. No distractions. No detours.

Then she finds a guy asleep on the beach.

ELIO Reynolds prefers solitude. With a secret side hustle, a dog who’s seen too much, and a heart condition he’s trying to ignore, connection isn’t on his radar—until Daisy stumbles into his world like a sunrise he wasn’t ready for.

What starts as a tentative friendship turns into something warmer, wilder, and far more complicated than either of them expected.