How do you recover from the life-altering calamity of the murder of your wife and unborn child? Detective Sergeant Sam Mackenzie faced that reality and the accompanying grief that threatened to destroy him. The road to recovery for Sam is long and strewn with many obstacles, as well as life-threatening events he has to navigate around.

Change beckons when least expected. In Sam's search for his wife's killer, a friend had introduced him to Letitia, who also suffered the tragic loss of her partner. Their friendship becomes the support both need to survive. When passions ignite, surprising Sam and Letitia, their dilemma concerned their lingering feelings for their departed partners and guilt due to their growing love for each other. Should they love again so soon after their tragic losses?

When attending the trial of his wife's killer, Sam's life is placed in jeopardy from an attack and serious injury. While justice prevails in that case, there is another criminal case involving Sam, threatening his safety and future with Letitia so they can pursue the love they desire. To survive through the trials and tribulations of these challenges, they need to embrace the depth of feelings that is now their reality while respecting past love that remains.