The Surfer

A geeky American girl from Queens has one plan: finish nursing school, land a steady job, and eventually help her mother retire early. The obstacle is that she has almost no money, and the tuition she needs is far out of reach.

Her best friend, who is also her pen pal in Australia, offers a way forward. For six months, the heroine could care for her friend's injured brother, a surfer, and be paid to do it while living under his roof on the other side of the world. He is a wealthy, idle playboy with a cocky streak and the most sought-after single man in town. He has no wish to be helped, least of all by an American girl, and she has no wish to tend to his arrogant face.

Her university fund depends on this job, so she has to put up with him and make it work. Her hardest task may be keeping her heart out of reach, because he is both maddeningly arrogant and impossibly charming. The story takes place in a sleepy beach town in Australia.

This is a standalone contemporary romance with an emotional, steamy love story and a happy ever after. It belongs to a series with recurring characters, has no cliffhangers, and is best read in order.