On the trail of an elaborate Ponzi scheme for the IRS, Olivia MacKenzie asks questions of the wrong people and her life is suddenly endangered. Smart enough to know when to call for reinforcements, she contacts FBI agent Grayson Kincaid and together they make an excellent team to fight corruption.

After she witnesses the fatal shooting of an FBI agent, Dr. Ellie Sullivan is targeted by a shadowy criminal couple called the Landrys; and, after Agent Max Daniels pledges to protect Ellie until she takes the witness stand, the two of them find their close quarters leading to passionate feelings.

Devastated by the health setbacks of the father who raised her alone, Cordelia learns a shocking truth about her mother and enlists the help of her best friend's hotel magnate older brother, Aiden, who is being targeted by a powerful congressman.