An empowered survivor. An optimist risking it all

Things havent always been easy for Mackenzie Riley. Having grown up on the proverbial wrong side of the tracks with the absence of parental guidance, shed quickly become entangled in the twisted web wound by her abusive criminal ex-boyfriend.

Now residing in Cliff Haven with her half-sister, Mackenzie wants nothing more than to put her old life behind her and start over. But after a chance encounter with a stranger, she soon learns that no matter how desperate she is to shut the book on the past, some chapters wont stay closed.

Dylan Abbott is the epitome of positivity. Or at least thats how it appears on the surface. Little do the customers of the rustic seaside tavern he runs know, this charming, carefree surfer leads a double-life, with obstacles of his own to overcome. But his unwavering passion for a life of adventure and sunshiny disposition are no match for Mackenzies pessimistic attitude and sassy one-liners.