Andra Ames believes she is all alone in the world with no family, no friends, no job, and no home. Circumstances force her to claim an inheritance property she has never seen in northwest Montana. Once there, she discovers there is a condition to retaining it: she must marry within the next five months or forfeit her inheritance. Someone else wants the property as well and threatens Andra with increasing violence to relinquish her rights.

Determined to do whatever it takes to keep the dream property on Flathead Lake and to change her friendless state, Andra ventures out into town where she meets locals whose friendliness pushes past her barriers. She accepts a position with the Biological Station working with the new marine biologist who will be mapping the depths of the lake.

Julius (Jay) Moore moved from southern California to accept the position of marine biologist at the Biological Station on Flathead Lake thinking his job would be simple--map the bottom of the largest fresh water lake west of the Mississippi. Once there, reports of a mysterious creature in the lake sets him on a quest to find the truth.

Can a change of address change a life?

Will Andra find a way to keep her new home?

Is there a monster in the lake?