Her childhood on Awenasa Island had been a bit unorthodox, but that isn't the part Shannon Paige hopes to forget. For as long as she can remember she's been in love with Jonathan Sutton. He's an overbearing elitist with a God complex, but after eight years apart, he's still the standard she measures all men by. When her life is turned upside down, Shannon finds herself in the very place she had hoped to avoid-in the need of Jon's help. Officer Jonathan Sutton's life is simple by design, but his past is about to interrupt his easy going lifestyle. His senior year in high school was when he first noticed the shy but strikingly beautiful islander, Shannon. He instantly felt protective of her, but after a year together she mysteriously vanished. Now that she's back, he'll do anything to keep her. But will a promise made to protect her be the very thing that pushes her away forever?