All Beau Montgomery, one of Charleston’s most eligible bachelors, really wants to do is build ships. He has no interest in marriage whatsoever … until this means he might not obtain his inheritance and he can kiss his fishing boat building dreams farewell. But the hungry hordes of Charleston debutantes seeking to rating a Montgomery frighten him sh*tless.

Gwen has loved Beau Montgomery since she used to run barefoot around the marina like a scrappy preteen tomboy. Understanding she’ll never match his high society family, she chose way back when that she’d become his indispensable best friend rather than not maintain his life whatsoever. When he tells her he needs to marry in order to fulfill his dreams, she panics that he might actually meet someone and she’ll reduce him forever.