Greensboro Detective Tommie Lane is a no-nonsense officer. Her father, the late Captain Euless Lane would be proud of his daughter, knowing that she has brought her mother's killer to justiceunfortunately, at the expense of many innocent victims, and some not-so-innocent ones. She is grateful to the homeless man that came to her rescue and she knows she owes him her life. Thanks to him, dirty detective John Sykes is on trial for the part he played in the killing spree that spanned from Colorado to North Carolina.
Just when she thinks she can catch a rest, another high profile case calls her from vacation in San Diego. A rapists and a murderer is on the loose, and he has a type. She and her team will make sure there are no stones left unturned.
John Armstead is a ladies' man and won't be tied down, that is until one of his many girlfriends gives him an ultimatum . . . marry her, and become a father to her children, or else. Her timing could not come at a more horrible time, as John's world is starting to crumble.
Desperate times call for desperate measures and mother always said, "Be careful what you ask for, because you just might get it." Just when you think you know what will happen next, you'll find yourself saying, "I didn't see that coming!"