Joshua Langdon is a part of the United States Coast Guard. He's home between missions but about to deploy again. He's kind, caring and loyal. He's also completely and happily single. The happenstance of danger throws Abigail Preston right in his path. Being the dedicated soldier that he his, he steps up to rescue the damsel in distress. One small problem, he doesn't want a girlfriend or complications in his life. She's running from her past. Something dark, dangerous and sinister is following her. She's driven to handle her own business but must accept help from Josh when she knows they're no one else to help her overcome her current dilemma. More complications unfold when Josh offers her a safe place and her only choice is to accept his offer. He doesn't want love and she is running away from a haunting fear. He is a protector who shouldn't fall for her and she is a target searching to hide. Not quite a soldier love story or the perfect romantic relationship. The unfortunate complication of forbidden love unfolds in no way that either of them expects or trusts to end happily ever after...