Quentin Johnson, a former police detective from Maryland, has made the cross-country move to Los Angeles to become a Private Investigator in Hollywood. And to re-ignite a relationship with a woman from his past, Antoinette. Antoinette has moved west to begin a new chapter in her life. To escape a failed, 15-year relationship with her ex-fiancé, Jules and the specter of sexual assault committed by her now-deceased love interest, Amari. And her possible involvement in a hit & run accident.
Meanwhile, Jules has established the foundation of a burgeoning architectural firm that is securing contracts from a network of wealthy elites. While his business blossoms, his personal life becomes more unsettling, with the prospect of his ex-lover's pregnancy threatening his new relationship with the strikingly beautiful journalist, Chelle. The continued uncertainty as to whether he or Nadia's current boyfriend, Adam, is the father.
Multiple layers and plot lines in this book; you never know what awaits the characters as you read. You get the sense that the worlds of the two main protagonists will ultimately collide - especially with interest in the same woman.