Betrayal, lies, and guilt spill out in the face of tragedy, and the only person Vance is willing to accept help from seems the least capable of giving it.

Vance Sullivan has always been the rock everyone turns to for help.

He specializes in working with trauma victims, which makes him perfect to help a date shark he suspects is hiding the truth behind her fears. When Vance meets hesitant, frightened Natalie Price, he's drawn in by a need to help her.

Haunted by a terrible event from her past, Natalie Price can't even endure being touched without suffering a crippling panic attack.

Despite the tension her bi-weekly sessions with Vance causes with his girlfriend, they seem to be helping...as long as he keeps his promise not to push her to reveal more than she's ready to share.

Then the tables turn.

When Vance suffers his own unspeakable tragedy, asking for help is the last thing he wants to do. Drowning in grief and guilt, and crushed by betrayal and lies, Vance needs a lifeline.

Natalie doesn't understand why anyone thinks she can help him, but she knows she has to try. When a twisted notion of justice brings dangers into the mix, Vance and Natalie realize it might take one broken soul to mend another...