Danger rarely comes to Whale Watch Inn on Orcas Island. But undercover FBI agent Roman DeWinter knows something ugly is going on. He believes there is an insidious criminal gang operating out of the inn, and all the evidence points to Charity Ford, the owner. When a hit-and-run attack leaves Charity shaken and bruised, Roman is left questioning if he should trust his heart or his head. When he left his family behind as a teenager, Trace Hurley had plans to see the world and create his own path. But after a few bad decisions landed him with the wrong reputation, Trace knew it was too late for redemption. Until the brilliant Dr. Gillian Fitzpatrick turns up with a job that could right all his wrongs: solve a high-profile kidnapping and avenge an old friend's murder.