Darby Adams has a full, happy life in Driftwood Shores with a successful Bed and Breakfast Inn, The Brass Lamplighter, and her teenage son, Matt. Until a guest is found dead in one of her rooms. Suddenly, she is the number one suspect-a murderess. With her world rapidly spinning out of control, Darby desperately needs a friend. The surviving family wants answers-and prosecution-so they hire Private Investigator Sam Golden to unquestionably prove Darby's guilt. Busy with his disobedient, willful teenage daughter, Sam still takes the case. He starts in the dual role as a sympathetic ally to Darby while searching for the evidence needed to send her to prison. It should be an easy case to close. Until strange things begin happening at the B & B, scary things. Until their kids form a friendship. Until feelings develop between Darby and Sam, in the heat of the mysteries surrounding them. As Darby leans on Sam to survive, he has to question his thoughts on her guilt or innocence. Then the day comes he has to tell her the truth about himself. Reeling from Sam's confession, Darby thinks things can't get any worse. Then they do. She has no choice except to trust him once more, but can she ever trust him with her heart?