Everything You Hate (Port Haven #1)

Dean Kinsella has three rules:

Keep your head down Don’t talk about the past Never trust reporters Then Scarlett Crawford walks onto his dock in designer heels and ruins everything.

She’s everything he hates: persistent, nosy, and way too good at uncovering buried secrets.

Scarlett doesn’t do fluff pieces. But after her career imploded in LA, covering a quaint island treasure hunt is all she’s got left.

The assignment should be easy—until she discovers she’s been hired as a weapon. Her story is supposed to expose the Haven family’s darkest secrets, starting with the damaged ferry captain.

The problem? Dean Kinsella isn’t the villain they promised.

But when the treasure hunt turns dangerous, and someone starts targeting Scarlett, Dean will do whatever it takes to keep her safe—even if it means exposing the tragedy he’s spent twelve years running from.

Because the thing he hates most isn’t reporters or questions or her designer heels. It’s the idea of her leaving.

Author’s Note: This is a grumpy/sunshine, enemies-to-lovers romance with forced proximity, meddling family and animals (including a judgmental bulldog and a profane parrot), high heat, and a guaranteed HEA.

First in the Port Haven series but can be read as a standalone.