Danielle Ritchey, Minden, Maryland police lieutenant, grieves her murdered mother, also a policewoman. Danielle longs for love in her life and envisions the man of her dreams. In a minor traffic accident, she comes face to face wih Whit Steele, the man in her vision. They fall in love and begin a sizzling romance that soon has them discussing marriage. Life is good again. But the murder of the town's most prominent citizen unleashes a whirlwind of surprises and treachery. Who and what else is this murder linked to? And is a trap closing in on her as she works with her partner to solve it?