Lieutenant Shane Winslow is a recipient of the prestigious Coast Guard Medal. But four years after his rescue and survival story that catapulted him into the news, he is back home on Cape Cod. The perfect life he'd planned to live has become one of unfulfilled promises and grief.

Samantha Edgerton is descended from English royalty. Vivacious, brilliant and talented, she has lived a life of privilege and luxury with just one major disappointment. During those frightening days at sea, she fell in love with a man she couldn't have.

When Sam and Shane unexpectedly meet on Cape Cod, four years after their ordeal, reunion sets in motion a chain of terrifying events. Both will be forced to call upon every skill to save the life of someone they love.