Unconventional Atlanta lawyer Taylor Cates is fiercely dedicated to her work helping battered women at a non-profit shelter. By burying herself in her career, she has avoided messy romantic entanglements that could take away her hard-won freedom. Then the shelter's reputation is threatened by a series of mysterious deaths. Now, not only is Taylor's safe world jeopardized, she's also at odds with private detective Stone Emerson -- and fighting his quietly sensual resolve.