Susan Cook, a residential real estate agent, has no reason to believe that her customer, Charles Holiday, is anything but an ordinary buyer. Charles is neither ordinary nor a buyer. When Charles' past catches up with him, Susan is thrown into a life changing adventure. Charles is flying them to safety when his plane crashes. Susan, Charles and a huge fur coat survive the crash. The coat protects the two of them from the elements, but not from Charles' enemies.

What is hidden in the collar? A computer chip? A cure for cancer? A cry for help? Whatever it is, one man is willing to kill to find the collar and the message hidden inside. Susan Cook, the realtor who finds a dog locked inside her new listing, thinks that the evicted tenants have abandoned it. Feeling sorry for the little cross-eyed dog, she takes it home, cleans it up, and exchanges the heavy ornate collar that's around its neck with a lighter one. However, she is not the one who is supposed to find the dog. When the ornate collar is lost, the intended recipient is ruthless in his attempts...

... When her long-time boyfriend, Steve Young, returns from his high school reunion with more than just fond memories.

While Adeline picks up those pieces and focuses on her job as the anonymous, Dr. Ask-Me-Anything at Your World magazine, Earl Dixon saunters in and sweeps her off her feet.

With his fiery blue eyes and dimpled smile, Addies sure shes the luckiest girl in the world. But after Addie follows up with one of her advice-seekers, she may have inadvertently given the police a motive for murder.

Guilt and a series of coincidental events have Addies head spinning. And no one is who...