It Happened One Summer A Novel

Piper Bellinger is a fashionable Hollywood "It Girl" more accustomed to paparazzi than responsibility. Her life of endless parties and designer clothes comes to an abrupt halt when one wild night lands her in jail, prompting her frustrated stepfather to cut her off. Exiled from her glamorous L.A. life, Piper and her sister are sent to the small Pacific Northwest fishing town of Westport, Washington, to run their late father's dive bar. It is a world away from everything she knows, a place where her charm and social media savvy mean nothing, especially to one local.

Upon arrival, she immediately clashes with Brendan, a gruff, bearded sea captain who is convinced she is just a vapid socialite who will not last a week. As Piper is determined to prove him and her stepfather wrong, she finds herself unexpectedly connecting with the small town and the past she never knew. The undeniable attraction simmering between the fun-loving city girl and the stoic fisherman challenges everything Piper thought she wanted. This story explores whether a woman who has only known a life of superficial glamour can find a deeper sense of self and love in the most unlikely of places.