Shelly McCain's tidy, organized life has served her well in the last five years as a ninth grade English teacher in Santa Barbara's large Christian Academy. She has built relationships based on trust, but is left questioning her ability to trust anyone when her life is turned upside down by Derek Donovan. Donovan's wild, dangerous, and unconventional occupation throws her for a loop when she realizes she is in love with someone so opposite from what she imagined. Can their love bridge the gap of two conflicting lifestyles? And why is Shelly so reluctant to trust him? Is Donovan ready to reveal his secrets and will those secrets destroy their emerging love before it has a chance to blossom? Can a wholesome, young high school teacher ever learn to trust an adventurous Irishman whose dangerous work is veiled in secrets?