At First Catch: A friends-to-lovers, small town romance: 5

Some mistakes are worth making twice.Hadley Wright never expected one unforgettable night with a stranger to become the beginning of something she couldn't forget. After slipping away before sunrise, she's convinced she'll never see the quiet, guarded man who made her feel safe on one of the hardest nights of her life again.Until he walks right back into Coral Bell Cove.Nolan Pierce has spent his entire life believing it's easier not to need anyone. Buying the town's struggling marina is supposed to be his fresh start-not falling for the woman who comes from the loud, loving family he's never had.But while Hadley believes love means showing up, Nolan is convinced it means protecting the people he cares about... even if that means shutting them out.Now they're both about to discover that falling in love is the easy part.Trusting someone enough to stay might change everything.At First Catch is a heartfelt, steamy small-town romance featuring a one-night stand, found family, slow-burn chemistry, meddling siblings, marina life, and a hero who falls first, falls hard, and learns that sometimes the strongest thing you can do is let someone stand beside you.