Destiny "Dusty" Devane is heads to California for a relaxing vacation. This trip is the first thing she's done just for herself. Before it truly begins, she finds herself ridiculed by overnight acting sensation Nick Marshall. If that isn't enough to put a dent in a woman's ego, then becoming the next target of a deranged serial killer certainly is.
Detective Don Cramer is trying to catch his wife's killer. His behavior has put him on the Brass' watch list. In an effort to keep Don actively working, his supervisor has him playing bodyguard to Dusty Devane, the young woman everyone suspects is the killer's next target. It doesn't take long before he's guarding not only Miss Devane, but his heart as well.
At the center of the case is Nick Marshall. Every time the killer strikes, Nick sees himself doing the killing. More and more, the connection between himself and his nemesis causes him to fear he'll soon be losing more than just the name he's made for himself.