Ocean City / Making Waves Books in Order

Kate loves Justin but refuses to sacrifice her college scholarship for his plan to sail around the world. Grace hopes he will return to her, while Chelsea questions whether she can live without Connor after their troubled wedding plans.

Chelsea considers whether marrying Connor will strengthen their love, while Kate fears Justin will sail away when his boat is finished. Grace's worsening drinking makes her relationship with recovering alcoholic David another uncertain source of support.

Grace moves into a beach house with Justin, the boy she wants, and Kate, the girl he loves. As Kate struggles with the competition, Chelsea leaves a predictable boyfriend and considers taking a chance on Connor.

Friends and strangers come together in an Ocean City beach house for the summer. Kate wants to forget a failed romance, Chelsea seeks love, Grace hopes to escape her past and Justin dreams of sailing away.

Kate regrets choosing an unfaithful Tosh, but Justin has become involved with Marta, who is struggling with Dominic's condition. Meanwhile, a passionate reunion leaves Chelsea and Connor wondering whether their marriage can survive.

Kate hopes to revive her relationship with Justin, while Chelsea and Connor struggle to rescue their marriage. Grace returns to Ocean City because of her feelings for David, bringing unresolved romances together for another difficult summer.

Kate has begun caring for Tosh when Justin returns determined to win her back. His arrival forces her to reconsider her new relationship, while Tosh's seemingly generous willingness to give her space raises questions of its own.

Kate grows suspicious of Allegra, who turns to a new roommate while trying to escape a deceptive past. Meanwhile, Grace faces a choice between athletic Carr and intellectual Wilton as the beach house's relationships continue to shift.

Six housemates return to Ocean City for another summer, but a serious accident leaves Kate hospitalized in a coma. Allegra's expulsion from the beach house creates another crisis as the group's relationships face painful uncertainty.

Kate and Justin become stranded on a tropical island, turning their summer into a struggle far from Ocean City. Back at the beach house, Chelsea pursues Antonio despite her doubts, while Grace weighs two very different romantic possibilities.

A teenager secretly draws Kate and Justin into a drug-smuggling operation during their voyage. While their time at sea becomes dangerous, Connor's new success as a writer changes life for those remaining in Ocean City.