His confidence on a hiatus, his swagger on sabbatical, and his ego bruised, Patrick Hayward is a shell of the man he once was. Cursing at and writing off love after the only woman he ever let himself fall for wound up marrying his older brother, Patrick enrolls himself at Stanford, hoping college life, the California girls, and the epic surf will get him back to his free-spirited, ladies'-man-extraordinaire self. Just when Patrick feels the shadow of himself returning, Emma Scarlett enters his life, seeing through his shenanigans and calling him on his crap. Intrigued by this fascinating creature who is ignorant to his charm, and surrounded by four older brothers who look at Patrick like he's a bug to squash, Patrick gravitates to Emma, knowing she's everything he shouldn't fall for.
