Welcome to Hope Beach, a place of intoxicating beauty... where trouble hits with the force of a hurricane. Inheriting a beautiful old hotel on the Outer Banks could be a dream come true for Libby. The inn cries out for her restorers talent and love of history. Shes delighted to learn of the family she never knew she had. And the handsome Coast Guard lieutenant shes met there on the island could definitely be the man of her dreams. But Libby soon realizes that the only way she can afford the upkeep on the inn is to sell it to developers who are stalking the island. The father who willed her the inn has died before she could meet him, and her newfound brother and sister are convinced shes there to steal their birthright. Worst of all, her best friend and business partner has been kidnapped before her eyes, and Libbys under suspicion for the crime.