A tragic childhood and a doomed marriage have forced Emma Sands to do what she does best: run. Now, she and her young daughter have arrived in Washington State's Port Flannery, a remote fishing village where no one knows who she is, or where she is going.
Big-city cop turned smalltown sheriff Elvis Donnelly is six and a half feet of bruising muscle and solid hurt. The victim of a violent boyhood and a brutal bomb blast, all he wants is to forget the past, until it suddenly comes calling.
When Elvis and Emma meet, the attraction is instant and the passion all-consuming. But in a town of prying eyes, these two outsiders are soon sharing more than the heat of desire - they're sharing a fight for their lives.