Elenna Trego has had a good life with her son since moving to a small town in Virginia five years ago. She owns a tanning salon which allows her to have lots of time to spend with her son, Garrett. When the one man who could take everything from her comes to town, the deception begins. Cord Simpers was the high school quarterback with a wild reputation. When he returns to town Elenna is the first person he sees. Her beauty has caught his attention whether she knows it or not. When he helps coach her son on the kids' football team they can't help but run into one another. His handsome good looks haven't escaped her, she checks him out every chance she gets. The more they are put in situations together the more intrigued they are by one another. But Elenna can't let Cord know the connection between them because it could cost her everything. When Cord learns the secret Elenna is keeping, a natural disaster would seem like just another cloudy day. Will Elenna lose everything, even Cord? Will Cord risk it all on a compromise?