After eight years, Laura Harrison has returned from Chicago to Minneapolis, and reunited with her estranged family. She finds her dream job with hard-nosed, workaholic attorney, Kevin Myers. Just when Laura is beginning to enjoy life with her family and friends at home, her past life in Chicago reaches out to threaten her new found security. At what cost to her and those around her will she be able to untangle the mess her former life has left? Kevin Myers is an attorney in Minneapolis. His passion and drive to fight for his clients, earned the nickname, "the pit bull," which he takes great pride in. After hiring Laura Harrison as his legal secretary, Kevin thought he had won the secretary lottery. His office and business had never run smoother. When Laura's past threatens to endanger both of them, Kevin becomes not only her attorney, but her friend and protector. While helping Laura to deal with the ghosts of her past, Kevin continues to be haunted by his own dark memories. Can Kevin and Laura work together to overcome their pasts, and build new lives for themselves and each other?