Jack Preston lives an isolated life and seldom socializes, preferring fishing alone in his boat to social activities. But those few people who know him think he is a solid and likeable guy. Jack has crafted the persona carefully.
Looking to buy a weekend cottage closer to where he keeps his boat, Jack meets Joan Crawford, a gorgeous but troubled real estate agent. Joan is divorced and of an age with Jack and the attraction is immediate and mutual. But Joan has a problem. Her child porn addicted ex is determined to ruin her life and so far, is doing a pretty good job of it. As Joan draws Jack out of his isolation and awakens emotions in him left dormant by a traumatic childhood experience, he decides to deal with Joan's problem. And Jack knows how to solve a problem: eliminate the source.
In this gripping romantic thriller, Jack is about to find out, when you allow yourself to get involved, problems have a way of multiplying.