A marriage in the spotlightJoanna Whitman's high-profile marriage held more secrets than she cares to remember, so when her ex-husband dies, she doesn't know what to feel. But when she discovers that he's left behind a pregnant young woman, Joanna is forced to act.

She knows exactly how brutal the spotlight on them both will be...unless she can find a way for them to disappear. A beach house hideaway Ashley Blake is amazed when Joanna suggests they lie low at her beach house in her sleepy Californian hometown. Joanna should be hating her, not helping her.

But alone and pregnant, Ashley needs all the support she can find. A summer of new beginningsJoanna's only goal for the summer is privacy. All Ashley wants is space to plan for her and her baby's future.

But when an old flame reappears, and secrets spill out under the hot summer sun, this unlikely friendship is put to the test...