Marissa Santos has left her husband and plans to embark on a new life.  In fact, a whole new body too, as she is serious about getting stronger with the help of her trainer Ally Underwood.  One tiny problem, she still loves her husband.

Detective Tony Santos reaches for his wife in bed at night but of course she isn’t there anymore.  This separation is killing Tony, tearing him apart every day.

Marissa and Tony lost their daughter Ashley to a horrible tragedy.  Parents should never outlive their children the saying goes and how true it is.  The final nail in the marriage as far as Marissa is concerned is Tony’s long, long hours as a detective in their small tourist town Juniper, Texas on the Gulf.  Tony wants to reconcile badly, and secretly so does Marissa who is hiding a big secret of her own.  To further complicate matters, a madman is on the loose, a possible serial killer who rapes, dismembers and then murders his victims.  The killer is leaving clues that are driving Tony crazy because they seem to connect to his daughter’s death somehow and he is worried sick that Marissa is on the killer’s list as well. Marissa and Tony must find a way to communicate their secrets and their love before tragedy comes knocking at their door again.