When Nichelle Drake is rescued from a lifeboat, adrift in the Gulf of Mexico, she has a serious case of sunburn, dehydration, and amnesia. The doctor who treats her and the attractive town's sheriff investigating her, help Nichelle as she struggles to find answers. Nevertheless, she is unprepared for the dangerous journey through the world of gambling, drugs, conspiracy, and murder. The sheriff vows to keep her safe, but he's hiding secrets of his own. Between the people she's just met and the ones she can't remember knowing, who can Nichelle trust?