Pilar Harrison, a free spirit, product of a deadbeat dad, and crackhead mother, moved away from, Mount Olive, MS to Florida, after her college graduation, and the death of her grandmother. Pilar thought that life in Florida would be great, since it is nicknamed, The Sunshine State, but little did she know, dark clouds would surround her, after getting involved with Brandon ‘Blizzy’ Lewis, who had his own set of problems; women and gambling. Barak ‘Duke’ Ramses, a native of Egypt, and next in line to be crowned King. At the age of 16, his father, dropped him and his younger brothers off in the United States, as an effort to make them men, and find their own way. Duke made a way for himself, and his brothers, after opening up a chain of pool halls. After Blizzy, one of his faithful customers, and best friends, started stealing money from the company and the customers, putting the Florida location in jeopardy of being shut down. Duke sends one of his brothers to take care of Blizzy, not knowing that Pilar was only inches away and witnesses the murder. After being caught and begging for her life, Duke spares her, but not before putting a strict detail on Pilar, making sure she doesn’t go to the police. Pilar gets fed up with being followed, and ends up moving into Duke’s house, against the wishes of one of his brothers, who also thought that he was not fit to be King. After getting to know Pilar personally, Duke starts to develop feelings for her, but he can’t act on them, due to the secrets that he has. Will Duke risk it all and act on his feelings for Pilar or will he walk away and leave behind an affair that could lead to something special?

Pilar was devastated to learn that the first guy she fell in love with has a fiancée and a baby on the way. Will she stay by his side or will she pack up everything, including her heart, and leave him alone? The last thing Duke wanted was for Pilar to find out about his secret life before he could tell her. Will his begging and pleading be enough for Pilar to stay? Will he give up everything, including his family, to chase her back to the states? Duke’s father was very vocal about his hate for Pilar and about the consequences of Pilar being in his country. He makes good on his promise, but in a very strange way. Will Pilar inform Duke of this proposition, or most importantly, will he believe her? Charlie, Pilar’s homeless friend, has been harboring some very dark secret. Are these secrets deep and dark enough for their friendship to end? Or, will these secrets bring them closer together than they ever imagined?