Twenty-four-year-old Emma Peroni has never been a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants kind of girl, traveling fourteen hours away from her neatly organized life to an island that promises sanctuary and a fresh start . . . until today. With the weight of the world on her shoulders, and no family to catch her when she crumbles, Emma finds solace on Sanibel Island. Falling into the arms of Sheldon Barringer, a handsome local real estate investor, was not part of the plan. Emma manages to resist his charms for a time and focus on the reason she came here-to be alone and escape the night terrors. However Sheldon's intoxicating sense of humor and easy personality eventually captivate Emma, sweeping her into the delightful experience of falling in love for the first time. As Emma and Sheldon begin to plan a future together, trouble lurks in the shadows, waiting and watching.