After the murder of her mother Eve left Chesapeake Valley behind hoping for a fresh start. But home has a way of calling you back... Former NSA agent Eve Wicker has faced many hardships and tragedies in life. Needing to be closer to her ailing father Eve takes a position as her hometown Sheriff. A position she never imagined would open many old wounds from her past. When she receives a phone call about a body in the woods She drives up to the crime scene. There she grabs the attention of the town’s mountain recluse. Roman Pike a big burly ex-marine who’s as abrasive as he is brash. Eve is no stranger to ego-driven men. What she didn’t foresee though is that they would go from butting heads to finding common ground. Unfortunately the friendship is short-lived when a case from Roman’s past and another murder converge — the murder of his ex-girlfriend. It seems Chesapeake Valley is no longer the sleepy Colorado