Maris McKinney's life is a mess. There's her ugly divorce and her flailing business. And then there's the run-down storefront she can't rent. But don't count Maris out just yet. She's got a plan and it doesn't include men. Lucas Kemsley's life has stalled. His career is gone, maybe forever. He's got more debt than he can handle. And then there are all the questions about what really happened to him that November night. Anyone can see relationship between Maris and Lucas won't work. Too much baggage. Too many distractions. Except Lucas keeps turning up in Maris' life and before long the two find it impossible to resist each other. But the more entwined their lives become, the more Maris realizes that there are parts of Lucas he is either unable or unwilling to share. Then one sunny afternoon, someone decides Maris should die. Learn the truth of what happened to Lucas as he discovers it himself, piece by piece.