"Lyla is in a rut. Her post-doctoral research has fizzled out and things with her boyfriend, Nico, aren't all going great. When the opportunity arises for Nico to join the cast of a new reality TV show, One Perfect Couple, she decides to try out with him. A whirlwind audition process later, Lyla finds herself whisked off to a tropical paradise with Nico, where the two will compete against four other couples to win a cash prize. But after the first challenge leaves everyone rattled and angry, an overnight storm takes matters for bad to worse. As tensions run high and fresh water runs low, Lyla finds that this game show is all too real--and the stakes are life or death"-- Back cover.