He sees the moon in her eyes.

Bernadette Jacquette survived a horrific childhood in an isolated cabin in the swamplands of Louisiana only to wind up trapped in a bitter, loveless marriage. In spite of a harrowing past still haunting her, she is determined to forge a path to freedom.

Harboring ambitions to become a successful author she attempts to pen a work of fiction. Using her position as a chef to blend in with the community, she believes no one suspects her of committing moonlight murder while writing a realistic crime novel.

When a New Orleans detective walks into her life, his interest in her soon goes beyond a string of unsolved homicides. To protect her secrets, she can't allow him to get too close.