Beneath the surface

Brooke Richards lost her parents and most of one leg in an earthquake, and now she is trying to rebuild her life on her own terms. She travels to Florida to be fitted for an advanced prosthesis and to spend time with her closest friend, Linda. The visit takes a dark turn when Brooke watches Linda's boat erupt in flames.

Officer Garrett Ciavello is convinced the explosion was deliberate, meant to conceal something Linda had discovered while diving. Brooke knows underwater archaeology, so she offers to help, and Garrett agrees. Garrett has grown protective since his fiancée died years earlier, and as the two grow closer, he begins to see how far he would go to keep Brooke from harm.

Both of them guard their own vulnerabilities: Brooke will not give up her independence, and Garrett will not stop shielding the people he cares about. Can they help each other heal and track down the person responsible before time runs out?