Grace Aundine, beautiful socialite and member of one of the most notable families on the east coast hasn't known real love since the death of her parents. Controlled by her grandmother, betrayed by her boyfriend, and abandoned by her sister, Anne, Grace is on the run and in hiding from her family and the world. Nathan Burkette just wanted to escape. He knew all too well about being betrayed by the ones you love. After leaving the military - Burke chose a solitary life on Oahu, where, he thought, no one would bother him ... until Grace showed up on his beach ... alone, battered, and looking like she could jump out of her skin. Burke tried to leave Grace to her own devices, as she sat alone on the sandy shores, behind his home, but fate intervenes and before both of them know it - they are not only falling in love but onto a dangerous path, that leads straight into Grace's past. Will he save her in time?