Saltwater Rivalry

De: Mandy Baker

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

They’re fighting over the same beach. Falling for each other is the real problem.

She came here to start over.
He came here to disappear.
The ocean has other plans.

Nora Gallagher doesn’t do chaos anymore. Three years ago, she walked away from a life that looked perfect on paper and built something real instead—a surf school on a stretch of Outer Banks beach that finally feels like hers. It’s steady. It’s hers. It’s safe.

Until Beckett Torres shows up with a clipboard, a PhD, and the power to shut half of it down. He’s there to protect nesting sea turtles. She’s trying to protect her livelihood.

And suddenly, Nora’s carefully rebuilt life is colliding with a man who is equal parts infuriating, brilliant… and impossible to ignore. They clash. Constantly. Over beach access. Over schedules. Over whose work matters more. But somewhere between early morning lessons and late-night patrols… the arguments start to blur into something else. Something quieter. Something that lingers. Something that feels a lot like falling. Beckett isn’t staying. Nora isn’t leaving. And neither of them is willing to risk the fragile lives they’ve rebuilt.

But the ocean doesn’t care about timing. Or plans. Or the fact that some people are only meant to be temporary. So when a life-changing offer threatens to take the beach, and everything they’ve built on it, away for good… Nora has to decide: Play it safe. Or choose the kind of love that changes everything.

Saltwater Rivalry is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers beach romance about second chances, impossible timing, and the risk of wanting something you might not get to keep.

Perfect for readers who love: Sharp banter and soft moments. Sun-soaked settings with emotional depth. Complicated choices and earned happily-ever-afters. Love stories that feel a little bit like heartbreak before they feel like home