Drowning in the demons of their past … All first responder Jackson Frame wants is to lie low and forget his tortured, tumultuous past. After all, losing a wife and a child, followed by being held prisoner in Afghanistan, takes a toll on a man. Now, living in Texas, his only goal is to do his job and forget the horrors of his past. Desperate and devoted to her unborn child, Amethyst Meadows heads for her father and stepmother's house in Texas, hoping she won't have to raise her child alone. But when she gets stranded on the side of the road, Jackson rescues her. He may be older than she is, but that doesn't stop her desire for the handsome and generous man. As Jackson and Amethyst navigate the waters of a new relationship, Amethyst's past threatens to drown them. Can Jackson save Amethyst from danger or will his own demons destroy him first?