Nina Christie was warned, but Hazy Duncan is even worse than she expected. Nina's new home on Chincoteague Island would be perfect but for the blight of Hazy's perpetual rudeness. The island's other inhabitants welcome her back as a prodigal daughter of the community and the idyllic summer breezes soothe her wounded heart. All she wants is peace, quiet and her books. Hazy's experience with beautiful women like Nina is that they're easily bored and always looking for something better. Just when CC is finally out of Hazy's life and she can hear the heartbeat of the ocean again, here was another beautiful woman on her doorstep. Nina is even more dangerous than CC because Nina is nice. With both Nina and Hazy suspicious of anything that might be romance, it's surprising when their hearts-and the enchantment of the island-seem to have other plans for them. Newcomer Nat Burns weaves a classic story of summer love set on the beautiful Delmarva Peninsula and the Chesapeake Bay.

After decades as an award-winning journalist, poet and playwright, it was natural for Nat Burns to turn to fiction, and to explore the lives and loves of lesbians. With a long history of reporting on the music scene in her monthly Lesbian News column, she's an editor and proofreader who also spends considerable time as a systems analyst. She lives in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas with her partner. Nat is a member of the Board of Directors of the Golden Crown Literary Society.