The only things Ashley St. James has ever allowed herself to love are her dogs. A child of the foster care system, she never even knew her own birthday. When a dog in distress leads her to a brutally butchered woman whose unborn baby was stolen, Ashley has a purpose—so she teams up with cop Shane Cavanaugh. Losing his fiancée only ripened Shane's thirst for justice. But the closer he gets to Ashley, the more he wants to erase the tears she hasn't managed to dry. If they can find the missing baby and nab a psychotic killer first.