J.T. Douchett has returned to Shelter Bay to recover from his final duties as a Marine. Everyone is worried about him since he spends too much time alone. He resists all his families efforts to get him to talk. When the chief of police and his future sister-in-law tell him that he will be playing bodyguard to an actress, he is too smart to say no. Shelter Bay is holding a movie festival and is thrilled to find out that the famous actress, Mary Joyce is coming to town.

Mary Joyce not only writes her own movies but stars is them as well. Her older sister married an American writer who helped her fine tune her writing and set her on the path to stardom. Her Irish ancestry also includes a bit of the sight. Just before the invitation to appear at the movie festival, she dreams of a man who will change her life.

The last thing she expects on her arrival in Shelter Bay is to meet that man in the bodyguard that the town has provided for her. The two of them get off to a rocky start with J. T.'s preconceptions of what Mary will be like. As they spend more time together , J. T. will learn that Mary isn't the diva he expected. He will also find that she listens without judging and will finally be able to discuss the grief that he is trying to handle.

Ms. Ross writes a story that wraps around your heart and ensnares you. Her Shelter Bay series has been a joy to read. She is a master storyteller.