Many years ago, Navy officer Dax Spencer and NCIS agent Holland Kirk loved each other... Until she betrayed him after the death of his father. Dax tried to leave her behind, punishing himself. But he never forgot Holland... Now, as Dax and his friends at the academy, true gentlemen, unravel a web of lies, he discovers that his family's tragedy is part of a much larger conspiracy. Soon, all the evidence leads the man back to New Orleans, where...Holland is waiting for him, hiding her darkest secret and protecting the only person she has ever loved. Having met again, they can no longer fight the burning passion. But something sinister lurks around every corner, from the elegant Garden District to the picturesque bends of the Mississippi River. Dax and Holland can find love again, but to do this they need to survive...