So, what happens when one desperately wants something but can't have it? And what happens if that person puts plans into motion to get all that is coveted? And... what happens to the innocent victims along the way?

Kylie Oakwood is a new police sketch artist with an amazing talent but also a very secretive past. She's desperate to make a good life for herself and to forget all about the tragedy in her life. Not that it's easy being in the one field she should most likely avoid.

Detective Porter Hanson takes note of the nightmares in the back of this young woman's eyes, but it's so easy to forget when he sees her artwork and how well she handles the witnesses. She's a unique personality, and that rubs others in the department the wrong way. But, for him, something about her brings out his protective instincts.

The trouble is, he cannot figure out why he is supposed to be protecting her-or maybe that should be more about who, or better yet, what? Especially when weird things start happening around her ...