Madison Wilson, a recently graduated marine biologist, is ready to start her adult life with her first job as a research technician in Santa Cruz. After moving to Capitola, a sweet and colorful beach town in Northern California, she is immediately enchanted by her new house, as well as her beautiful landlady, Ally.Ally Santos, a widow and single mother, is relieved to be rid of the fuss of holiday tenants, as she's busy enough with her highly gifted son Theo and her bar, Western Shores. When a young, pink-haired girl moves into her pink house, she's hoping life will get calmer, but nothing could have prepared her for the curious attraction she feels toward her new neighbor...Is Ally ready to embrace her feelings for someone who is not only a woman but also seventeen years her junior? And is Madison ready to take on the challenge of instant adulthood with all its trappings, instead of slowly easing into it?