Mountain County Sheriff Millie Brennan faces many personal, professional, and business challenges in the aftermath of the tornadoes that ravaged the area. One of the Tornadoes ripped a swath of devastation through the lakefront community of Safe Haven Bay where Millie lives. It caused the death of fifty three people including some people Millie loved dearly.

Having just overcome the tragedy, Millie is suddenly confronted by a dangerous and evil adversary from her past. A chance encounter with the one person who ever escaped Millie's reach results in a violent confrontation. Millie must now find out why having successfully escaped Millie's jurisdiction the wanted felon is back in Mountain County. While in the pursuit of capturing the elusive fugitive, Millie uncovers a sinister plot that reaches far beyond Mountain County. Now Millie has a mystery on her hands she may or may not be able to solve but solve it she must.

As if Millie's life is not complicated enough balancing her job as the elected Sheriff with directing her successful development company, an old romantic interest is back on the scene. Millie is suddenly faced with another complication in her life. Will his presence be a blessing or a curse? Will Millie be up to the challenge of successfully balancing all the opportunities and problems with which she is faced? Millie's life has never been boring and that seems the one thing that will not change.