After finding her sister, Tanya, dead in her New York City townhouse, Letty Carnahan is certain she knows who did it -Tanya's ex-boyfriend, sleazy real estate entrepreneur Evan Wingfield. In the grip of grief and panic, Letty remembers her late sister's warnings: "If anything bad happens to me—it's Evan. Promise me you'll take Maya and run." WITH A TRUNKFUL OF EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE... Tanya left behind a "go-bag" filled only with cash, a big diamond ring, and a faded magazine story about a sleepy motel in a Florida beach town. Determined to outrun Evan and the law, Letty hits the road with her wailing four year-old niece and checks into an uncertain future at the Murmuring Surf Motel. THE NO VACANCY SIGN IS FLASHING AND THE SHARKS ARE CIRCLING... The Surf, as the regulars call it, is the winter home of a close-knit flock of retirees and snowbirds who regard this newcomer with suspicion and downright hostility. As Letty settles in, she tries to heal Maya's heartache and unravel her sister's shady past, all while dodging the attention of the owner's attractive son, Joe, who just happens to be a local police detective. But can he be trusted? With danger closing in, it's a race to find the truth and right the wrongs of the past.