Dr. Sam VanDerhout had abandoned his family's wealth and a promising academic career when his renown as a cannabis researcher elicited the notice of a ruthless Pharmaceutical company. Forced to make a fateful decision, he is propelled into a deal with Washington State: help the quirky logging town of Lester become the state's first major pot producing site. The last thing Sam expected was to have the lovely Mackenzie Blake arrive on his small island in the Puget Sound and further complicate his life. Ambitious and driven, Mackenzie is addicted to the rush and glamor of her professional life in Los Angeles. She was not pleased when her company forced her to seek out an under-achieving, ex-academic-even if he might hold the key to the success of her career. But Mackenzie is surprised to find the easy-going Sam VanDerhout extremely attractive and she is gently drawn into his unique existence and the rugged beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Her secrets, however, may jeopardize her growing love for Sam. Her mission may even endanger their lives. Sam finds himself pursued by forces desperate for his research, and the future of legal marijuana and the life of the woman he has grown to love, hang in the balance