How much could one little lie hurt? Shannon isn't sure, but she's afraid the truth is worse than the lie. Why would Blake, the wealthiest boy on the beach, give her a second look? She's only a mother's helper, but she lets him think that she's a guest at the beach house where she works and that she's going to an exclusive girls' school in the fall.

The more she loves Blake, the more she wants him to know the real story. But Shannon puts off the moment until her lies, like the waves on the beach, come crashing in on her.... [text from book jacket]