Between Love and Waves - Coco Monroe

Annette Lewis leaves the marriage, the marble kitchen, and the version of herself that survived it - and lands in a rented bungalow in Santa Cruz, where a retired world-champion surfer catches her at the top of the Steamer Lane stairs before she hits the ground.

He notices things other people miss. He never asks for anything. Which is exactly the problem, five months later, when he finally does - and what he asks for is the one thing she's not sure she can give.

The sea glass is real. The city is real. The man is real. He said okay, and he meant it.

By the end, Annette stops surviving her own life and starts choosing it - and choosing him, out loud, without apology.

Between Love and Waves is Book One of the Santa Cruz Series: a slow-burn, open-door romance about learning to want something out loud, and what it costs to tell the truth on purpose - one honest page at a time.

A book-club romance with real heat. Contains mature themes and explicit content. Intended for readers 18+.