Lucy Rodriguez severed the connection to her first love when the seduction of college life and a career in journalism pulled at her desires. Now in their thirties, Lucy returns home to cover a story and finds herself face-to-face with Erica Chance, the woman she's never forgotten.

Erica has spent a decade trying to banish the memory of Lucy, and on the surface, she has succeeded. Now Lucy is back and insisting Erica is a valued resource in the search for their hometown's first serial killer. Old wounds open and new enemies threaten their fragile bond and Lucy tries to take her chance.