The invitation to study at the prestigious Paris Opera Ballet changes eighteen-year-old Annie Williams’ life forever.

Freshly graduated from high school and ready to put a dead-end relationship behind her, Annie is prepared to spread her wings and conquer the dancing world.

Roger Davies, kind, handsome, with a heart of gold – everything a girl her age could ever want in a boyfriend – never really swept her off her feet.
Annie’s one true love would always be ballet.

Or so she thought…

When local celebrity and rising hockey star Tom Howard crashes into her life like a meteor, everything he offers feels so right.
Tom falls for her the day he sees her float across her dance studio floor and right into his heart.
But little does Annie know, her pursuit of a lifelong dream is about to go up in smoke in the blink of an eye.
As the pain of her broken dreams and ripped-apart heart flood in waves to drown her, Annie fears she might never reach the surface after this…
Introducing the Manatee Bay series, a brand-new adventure where sun-soaked beaches, dreams, love, and courage to believe in it create bonds and memories to last a lifetime…
This is the Prequel to the Treasure Seeker Beach Romance series.