Scripted by the Seaside: Where Love Hides in the Wings (Seaside Stories Book 1)

Two teachers. One stage. And a shadow in the dark that could destroy it all.

Rina Fitch needed a total reset button on life. Leaving behind the exhausting city streets of Boston, she takes a leap of faith and moves to the rugged coast of Quarter Moon Bay, Maine. As the new high school theater teacher, she’s determined to keep her head down, survive, and build something entirely her own.

Her perfect fresh start hits a major snag in the form of Chris Barlowe—the town’s golden-boy English teacher, who’s fiercely territorial over the drama department she just inherited. Chris doesn’t want to like the sharp, guarded newcomer with the wild strawberry curls and walls a mile high. But as auditions begin for the annual play, their initial clash ignites into an undeniable attraction. Working side-by-side under the hot auditorium lights, Chris realizes Rina isn’t a threat—she’s a force of nature, bringing a fierce passion and brilliance to the stage that completely reshapes his world.

But sometimes small towns hold dangerous shadows.

While Chris and Rina build a fragile new love, a stalker is tracking Rina’s every move, turning her dream of safety into a terrifying nightmare. When a dark obsession turns violently real, Chris and the tight-knit Barlowe family work together to protect the woman he loves. With opening night looming and her life on the line, Rina has to decide if she will run again—or stand her ground and let the curtain rise.