Going undercover is Bella Moody's only hope.

Her mission? Convince Ben Baker to sell his inn, and she'll get the information needed to locate the family she's never known.

It should be simple. After all, he's behind on his mortgage, and a recent earthquake has rocked the town-and his finances. His beachfront property is ripe for the picking.

But the big-city executive didn't count on him being so stubborn. So rooted in family and tradition and everything that small-town America stands for.

She also didn't count on him being so attractive and wounded and ... good. And Bella has to wonder if the ends really justify the means. But more than that-can love survive a lie?