One summer. One small town. One forbidden obsession.When 21-year-old Maya Hartley returns to Willowbrook for summer break, she expects lazy days at the lake and freedom from her chaotic college life. What she doesn't expect is him-Jax Morretti, her best friend's older brother and the town's most notorious heartbreaker.Jax has a reputation that makes mothers lock their doors and good girls lose their minds. He's reckless, dangerously charming, and everything Maya should avoid. But when their eyes meet across a bonfire on her first night back, the heat between them ignites into something neither can control.What starts as stolen glances becomes stolen nights.In a town where everyone knows everyone's business, their secret affair is a ticking time bomb. Every touch is forbidden. Every kiss is a risk. And when Maya's best friend discovers the truth, she'll have to choose between loyalty and the man who's made her feel truly alive for the first time.He's wicked. She's willing. And Willowbrook will never be the same.