Investigative journalist Abigail Hastings has been gaining skills and saving money for the only case that has ever really mattered to her, the death of her brother Isaac Hastings in Hawaii ten years ago. She travels there in search of answers and teams up with the one person that she knows can solve the case, but he's no longer the man she used to know. Workaholic Lt. Jake Devereaux is part of an elite squad of investigators that answer only to the Governor of Hawaii. Kidnapping, murder, and terrorism are a daily staple for him. Helping his late best friend's sister solve a homicide is not. Until it is. Jake agrees to team up with Abigail to solve a murder...and save her life. As Jake and Abigail grow closer to the truth about Isaac's murder, they also grow closer to each other. But someone doesn't want them to solve the case. When a deeply hidden dark secret is discovered, Jake and Abigail will have to fight for love...and their lives.