Debut Novel
by Destiney Drake
"She had the perfect life planned. Then it burned down in paradise."
Evelyn's world runs on control — carefully chosen, beautifully arranged, and never quite her own. But when a pre-wedding trip to Puerto Vida ends in betrayal, one reckless decision leaves her stranded on a remote island with Jonah: guarded, capable, and the last man she should be falling for.
Survival has a way of stripping everything down to the truth. As the days pass, resentment gives way to reliance — and reliance to something far more dangerous. But rescue is only the beginning.
Back in Los Angeles, Evelyn is expected to step neatly into the future she left behind. Jonah returns to the life that was never supposed to include her. And the question neither of them can outrun: was everything they found on that island real — or just what two lost people needed to believe?
A slow-burn romance about betrayal, survival, and choosing the life that feels real over the one that only looked perfect.
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