The man standing on the dock didn't ping Rylly's radar but the bodyguard standing behind him sure did.

Greg Giddens has always been a man who gets what he wants. Wealthy, powerful, and utterly ruthless, he is determined to hold his granddaughter's wedding on Rylly Barr's island-whether the resort is ready or not. At first, Rylly thinks he's joking. But with every refusal, Greg throws more money at her until she can no longer say no.

What seems like a financial windfall soon becomes a nightmare. Greg isn't interested in just renting the island-he wants to control it. The bride and groom are each in love with someone else, tensions are spiraling toward disaster, and smuggler activity is spreading through the island swamp with chilling consequences.

Now Rylly finds herself trapped between a megalomaniac determined to crush her, a wedding on the brink of chaos, and a growing criminal threat that could destroy everything she's built. To save her island, her family, and her own life, Rylly will have to uncover the truth before Greg Giddens buries her-literally.