Nate

Nate, a character in the Sunkissed book, is a lifeguard and one of your love interests. He is first seen in Chapter 1.

Appearance
Nate has blond hair, blue eyes and light skin. His casual outfit consists of a white button-up shirt, a pair of indigo shorts with red leaves, a necklace and a rope bracelet with a shark tooth around his left wrist.

His lifeguard uniform consists of a white tank top with a red cross and the word "Lifeguard" in red, a pair of red shorts and a whistle around his neck.

Personality
Although he is shown to be friendly and helpful toward others, when he is in his duty, he becomes more serious and cautious to make sure no one gets hurt.

Whenever you discuss his occupation, he is shown to be judgmental and has trust issues since he didn't have the intention to hire another lifeguard but claimed all the responsibility himself.

Sunkissed

 * Chapter 1: Beach Magic
 * Chapter 2: Retail Therapy
 * Chapter 3: Secret's in the Sauce
 * Chapter 4: Cooking with Love
 * Chapter 5: Say it with Art
 * Chapter 6: The Spirit of Competition
 * Chapter 7: Cowgirls Just Wanna Have Fun
 * Chapter 8: Happy as a Clam
 * Chapter 9: Treat Yourself
 * Chapter 10: High and Low Tides
 * Chapter 11: Tracks in the Sand
 * Chapter 12: Sinking Fast
 * Chapter 13: Paint By Blunder
 * Chapter 14: Summer Secrets
 * Chapter 16: Ashes to Ashes
 * Chapter 17: All Good Things

Your Character
You first meet Nate in Chapter 1 when he saves a parasailor from his faulty parachute. In Chapter 10, he admits to liking you and asks you out on a real date. In Chapter 11, he rescues you when you nearly drown.

Sai
In Chapter 6, Nate tells you that he used to give Sai surfing lessons and that Sai is the best surfer in town. Nate himself was never as good on a board as Sai or Finn, his older brother.

Finn
In Chapter 12, he reveals his fears because it reminds him of his brother Finn. When they were children, they sneaked off to boat in the middle of the night. However, the sudden changes of weather made them unaware and resulted in the boat being capsized. Nate was lucky enough to get out alive, but he couldn't help his brother out and the latter drowned afterwards. Nate blames himself for his brother's death and became a lifeguard as he doesn't want to repeat the tragedy.

Trivia

 * He is shown on the cover of Sunkissed.
 * He shares the same first name as Nate Cervantes, a character in The Elementalists, Book 2.
 * The name Nate is of Hebrew origin and means "gave". It's the short version of the name Nathan.
 * In a premium scene in Chapter 2, he reveals he saved the mayor's son, who got trapped in a blowhole, and got the key to the city.
 * In Chapter 10, he reveals he has a Mr. Bunners collection because it is going to be worth a lot of money one day.
 * In Chapter 12, he mentions that he and his brother used to go to the lighthouse on bad days.