Kennedy Ryan is home for the summer, but she is anything but relaxed. She is suffering from traumatic memories, struggles in college, her growing feelings for Billy Weston. The return of criminals from her past. And one traumatic memory that has long ceased to haunt her: the death of her father when she was a teenager. Isaiah, Kennedy's loving stepfather, has been poisoned. As he struggles for his life in the hospital, Kennedy struggles for her life against several of her old enemies who are bent on revenge. And Kennedy's only hope might lie with a dubious benefactor: Maurice Carr, a man who was once a father figure to her but had betrayed her. Maurice insists that he wishes to prove himself to Kennedy and protect her. If she is to survive the schemes of the vengeful criminals, Kennedy must put aside her distrust of Maurice – and put her trust in God's providential protection once more.